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Aug 14
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Supporting Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: Challenges & Best Practices for Child Welfare Agencies & Practitioners

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), State Policies, Training & Tools, Trainings, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

Supporting Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: Challenges & Best Practices for Child Welfare Agencies & Practitioners

Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp, New Mexico State University, School of Social Work (August 2025)

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.

Aug 04
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The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days of Immigration Policy: Impacts to Immigrant Children and Families

By | CICW Publications, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, New CICW Resources, Policy Briefs & Analyses, Social Work, Unaccompanied Minors

The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days of Immigration Policy: Impacts to Immigrant Children and Families

CICW Research Workgroup, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (August 2025)

This policy brief examines the impacts on immigrant children and families of the Trump administration’s immigration-related actions during his first 100 days in office, and proposes solutions to protect their health and wellbeing.

Aug 03
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Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 28, 2025)

This resource toolkit provides guidance for students, parents, and school administrators on how to prepare for immigration enforcement at schools while explaining the constitutional protections and educational rights that remain in place despite recent policy changes under the Trump administration.

Aug 03
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An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System

By | Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System

Anthony Gómez, Kristina K. Lovato, Andrea Lane Eastman, and Mark E. Courtney; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (June 28, 2025)

This policy brief analyzes administrative California child welfare data of undocumented immigrant youth in foster care, finding that immigration status data is often missing and that both U.S. citizens and undocumented youth were more likely to have transition plans than legal residents, highlighting needs for better services and data collection.

Jun 29
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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.

Jun 01
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Washington’s Family Separation Response Task Force

By | Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers, State Policies

Washington’s Family Separation Response Task Force

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (n.d.)

This page reviews Washington’s Family Separation Response Task Force, created by Governor Ferguson’s in January 2025, which works to improve statewide policies and develop resources to protect children whose parents face immigration detention or deportation.

Jun 01
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Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Families Who Are Involved in the Public Child Welfare System: A Case for Transformation

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Peer-Reviewed Publications, Research, Social Work, State Policies

Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Families Who Are Involved in the Public Child Welfare System: A Case for Transformation

Kristina Lovato & Sophia Sepp, Families in Society (May 26, 2025)

This article explores an argument for radical reform of the child welfare system to better serve immigrant children and families who face the dual risks from immigration enforcement and child welfare involvement, proposing policy changes to improve service delivery and equity for these children and families.

Apr 29
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How can child protection agencies address the immigration needs of non-citizen children in foster care?

By | Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, State Policies

How can child protection agencies address the immigration needs of non-citizen children in foster care?

Casey Family Programs (March 25, 2025)

This resource reviews key considerations and recommendations on how child protection agencies can address the immigration needs of non-citizen children in foster care.

Mar 02
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A Toolkit for Professionals Serving Unaccompanied Children Experiencing Labor Exploitation

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Unaccompanied Minors

A Toolkit for Professionals Serving Unaccompanied Children Experiencing Labor Exploitation

Kids in Need of Defense (January 6, 2025)

The CARE Intervention Toolkit equips professionals with a four-component framework—Connect, Assess, Respond, and Educate—to support unaccompanied children and youth in exploitative labor situations using principles of evidence-based Psychological First Aid.

Feb 02
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“Do the right thing”: Immigrant perspectives of social worker support in the United States

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

“Do the right thing”: Immigrant perspectives of social worker support in the United States

Abha Rai, Mary Lehman Held, Melody Huslage, Eliza Galvez, Yigermal Demissie Ayalew, Leia Siksay; International Journal of Social Welfare (February 26, 2024)

This study explored how social workers can better support immigrant communities, including through resources, advocacy, understanding, and “doing right” by immigrants.

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