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From “Them” to “Ours”: Framing Strategies for Talking about Immigrant Youth

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers

From “Them” to “Ours”: Framing Strategies for Talking about Immigrant Youth

Frameworks Institute (July 2025)

This framing brief provides research-based tools and narratives to help advocates build public support for immigrant youth by challenging divisive messaging and fostering a sense of shared belonging and community investment in their wellbeing.

Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (2025)

This interactive deportation preparation website, based on Appleseed’s Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families, provides practical and accessible tools for families to prepare for the complex legal, financial, and emotional challenges of detention and deportation.

A Data Profile of Young Dual Language Learners and Implications for Early Childhood Programs

By | Immigrant Families Research, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight

A Data Profile of Young Dual Language Learners and Implications for Early Childhood Programs

Katherine Habben and Victoria Kim, Migration Policy Institute (August 2025)

This series of fact sheets highlights the key characteristics of dual language learner children and their households, emphasizing both the diversity of this population and factors that may hinder access to early childhood services.

Immigrant Service Access Needs and Recommendations in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region: A Qualitative Study

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Immigrant Service Access Needs and Recommendations in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region: A Qualitative Study

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Carolina Villamil Grest, Sophia Sepp, Danisha Baro & Gloria Brownell; Social Sciences, Special Issue on International Social Work Practices with Immigrants and Refugees (August 28, 2025)

This study examines service access barriers for immigrant families with young children and provides community generated solutions within the unique context of New Mexico’s borderlands.

The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive: Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Agency Administrators & Practitioners

By | CICW Publications, Deportation, Detention, Fact Sheets, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Workers

The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive: Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Agency Administrators & Practitioners

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative & Casey Family Programs (August 2025)

This practice advisory reviews the 2025 Detained Parents Directive and provides recommendations to child welfare administrators and practitioners on how to utilize the Directive to advocate for immigrant children and families.

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