This report provides insight into how gender, race, ethnicity and more affect formative developmental experiences in young people. It also provides recommendations for child welfare professionals on how to best support both parents and children through this process.
Read the ReportSIJS is defined to explain its significance for immigrant children and for the role social workers may play in support of the status. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractThe Russell Sage Foundation published this journal issue, with various articles that examine policy changes and how they have affected the welfare of undocumented immigrants, their families, and their communities.
Get the JournalEight organizations have collaborated to create a toolkit designed for educators to better support undocumented students and their families with resources including classroom tools and strategies, fact sheets, guides and legal resources, sample resolutions, and social/emotional support resources.
Get the ToolkitAvailable in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.
Get the GuideThis fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.
Get the FactsheetNew video helps Spanish-speaking parents understand how to communicate with their children in uncertain immigration circumstances.
Watch the VideoInformation and resources related to the unaccompanied alien children’s program.
Access the ResourcesThis web seminar discusses: 1) what is happening nationally with immigration law and policy; 2) protections for immigrant families in child welfare; and 3) immigration relief options for children and families.
View the SeminarThis report shows that 68% of detained immigrants in CA are unrepresented. Legal representation can be a major determining factor in the outcome of immigration cases, as those with counsel succeed more than five times as often their unrepresented counterparts. As such, it is both fiscally responsible and morally necessary for CA to defend its residents facing detention and deportation.
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