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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, Kids in Need of Defense and Social Policy and the AFT (May 2025)

This guide offers tools and resources to educators and school support staff to help support and prepare youth and families for immigration enforcement actions.

Shifting Immigration Policies Jeopardize Immigrant Families with Children

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Shifting Immigration Policies Jeopardize Immigrant Families with Children

Dulce Gonzalez, Hamutal Bernstein, Jennifer M. Haley, & Genevieve M. Kenney; Urban Institute (May 29, 2025)

This brief examines the challenges immigrant families with children face in accessing basic housing, food, and healthcare needs, along with their immigration-related fears about using services and concerns about deportation and policy changes.

From Safe Zones to Uncertainty: State Responses to the Federal Rollback of Sensitive Location Protections in Schools

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, State Policies

From Safe Zones to Uncertainty: State Responses to the Federal Rollback of Sensitive Location Protections in Schools

Daniel Hieu Thuan Bui, Kristina Lovato, & Carola Suárez-Orozco; Harvard Graduate School of Education (June 2025)

This policy brief, co-authored by Dr. Kristina Lovato, Director of CICW, presents the first comprehensive analysis of state-level guidance on immigration enforcement in schools following federal changes to the Sensitive Locations Policy.

Living in an Undocumented Immigrant Family Under the Second Trump Administration: Fear, Uncertainty, and Impacts on Health and Well-Being

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Living in an Undocumented Immigrant Family Under the Second Trump Administration: Fear, Uncertainty, and Impacts on Health and Well-Being

Drishti Pillai, Isabelle Valdes, Alisha Rao, Samantha Artiga, Liz Hamel, and Shannon Schumacher; Kaiser Family Foundation (May 8, 2025)

This report shares findings from focus groups with undocumented Hispanic adults or adults living with an undocumented immigrant to provide insight into the experiences of these families amid the current environment.

“Families getting separated feels bad”: Latinx children’s perceptions of the immigration climate and socialization process

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

“Families getting separated feels bad”: Latinx children’s perceptions of the immigration climate and socialization process

Cecilia Ayon, Briseida Salazar, & Kaitlyn M. Han; Family Relations (March 7, 2025)

This study examined the emotional responses and the immigration socialization process for children in California navigating the immigration policy climate.

Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Increase the Size of the U.S. Unauthorized Population

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Increase the Size of the U.S. Unauthorized Population

Jennifer Van Hook, Michael Fix, and Julia Gelatt; Migration Policy Institute (May 2025)

New research by the Migration Policy Institute outlines the catastrophic effect that Trump’s Executive Order repealing birthright citizenship would have on immigrant families and children, including stripping citizenship from approximately 255,000 U.S.-born children annually and adding millions to the unauthorized population over the coming decades.

Potential Impacts of Mass Detention and Deportation Efforts on the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

Potential Impacts of Mass Detention and Deportation Efforts on the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families

Akash Pillai, Drishti Pillai, and Samantha Artiga; Kaiser Family Foundation (February 6, 2025)

This brief analyzes the potential negative effects of increased immigration enforcement under the Trump administration on family health, well-being, and the long-term stability of communities, the workforce, and the economy.

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