Despite objections from federal health and child welfare officials warning of inadequate specialized care, the Trump administration is funneling all pregnant unaccompanied migrant girls to a single South Texas shelter.
A Russian family who fled oppression seeking safety in America has spent four months detained at a Texas immigration facility, where they and their three children have endured conditions they never imagined possible in the U.S.
Advocates warn that a new wave of rapid deportations — with immigrants vanishing during traffic stops, school drop-offs, and commutes — amounts to a modern form of family separation, leaving children and loved ones with little to no warning before their parents are gone.
An estimated 100,000 children experienced a parent’s detention in the first ten months of 2025 — yet no system exists to identify or protect the children left behind, prompting calls for government policies to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
This webinar will explore how escalating immigration enforcement and sweeping exclusions from health coverage are threatening immigrant families’ wellbeing. Panelists will discuss the history of exclusionary health policies, recent federal and state actions, and a vision for inclusive coverage solutions.
This webinar examines how state and local governments can protect and expand language access policies as the Trump administration declares English the official language and dismantles federal language access initiatives, leaving nearly 28 million limited-English-proficient U.S. residents facing growing uncertainty.
This webinar will examine how heightened immigration enforcement is threatening the safety of immigrant students and families in schools, covering key policy changes, know-your-rights guidance, and advocacy opportunities for service providers and policymakers.
This webinar will review the Trump administration’s first year of immigration policy changes, covering shifts in enforcement, detention, and deportation, as well as rights assertion and advocacy opportunities for direct service providers, advocates, and policymakers.
This fact sheet draws on national survey data from parents and child care providers on the widespread impact of intensified federal immigration enforcement in fall 2025, with findings broken down by immigration status to capture how families are experiencing the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history.
CICW Director, Dr. Kristina Lovato, recently shared insights on the intersections of immigration, child welfare, and domestic violence at the UCLA Pritzker Center’s online summit, 5 Years Forward: Progress and Partnership at the Intersection of Child Welfare and Domestic Violence. Please see their report for key findings from their research at the intersections of domestic violence and child welfare in Los Angeles County.
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