This fact sheet reviews ICE policies and standards for child welfare stakeholders under the Detained Parents Directive, revised in July 2025.
This flyer reviews how to locate a parent in ICE detention and who to contact to facilitate visitation between parents and minor children.
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.
This free comprehensive online training addresses the unique challenges and opportunities when working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system. It is geared toward child welfare agency administrators, practitioners, and other stakeholders. Three free social work CEUs are available from the NMSU School of Social Work.
This brief provides a side-by-side comparison of the key differences between the 2022 and 2025 versions of the Detained Parents/Parental Interests Directive.
This flyer reviews how to locate a parent in ICE detention and who to contact to facilitate visitation between parents and minor children.
This fact sheet reviews ICE policies and standards for child welfare stakeholders under the Detained Parents Directive, revised in July 2025.
ICE released a revised Detained Parents Directive that provides guidelines for ensuring detained or deported immigrant parents can make decisions about their minor children’s care and participate in child welfare and family court proceedings.
These guides and reports provide information about family separation, safety planning, and child welfare for families facing detention and deportation. The documents provide tools for preventing family separation and resources for families caught between the immigration and child welfare systems. Available in English and Spanish.
This fact sheet provides 5 top tips for child welfare practitioners and agencies working with immigrant children and families to prepare for anticipated policy changes during the second Trump administration.
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