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CICW 2026 SSWR Symposium

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CICW 2026 SSWR Symposium

At the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, on Friday, January 16th, 2026, Dr. Kristina Lovato organized a timely symposium titled “Borders Within, Bridges Beyond: Community Healing and Empowerment across Youth, Family, and Organizations in the Contemporary Immigration Climate.” The symposium brought together panelists Dr. Cheryl Aguilar, Dr. Arlene Bjugstad, and Dr Tatiana Londono, with discussion led by Dr. Maryam Rafiefar. Together, the panel explored community-centered responses to the current immigration climate, highlighting pathways for healing, resilience, and cross-sector collaboration among youth, families, and organizations.

Feb 01
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Research Participation Opportunity

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Research Participation Opportunity

The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (CICW) is recruiting child welfare professionals and legal service providers in California to participate in a 30–40 minute survey and interview for our study, Empowering Child Welfare Practice at the Intersections of Immigration and Child Wellbeing. This research brings together child welfare practitioners, legal service providers, and immigrant families to advance culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice across California. Participants will receive a $30 honorarium. For more information or to participate, please contact: PI, Dr. Kristina Lovato at childwelfarefamilyvoices@gmail.com.

Feb 01
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Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability

Carolina Valdivia, University of California Press (February 2026)

This book examines how immigration enforcement has expanded beyond the border into everyday interior spaces—neighborhoods, workplaces, hospitals, and homes—revealing how young adults in undocumented and mixed-status families take on significant emotional and legal labor to create sanctuary for their families amid pervasive fear and anxiety.

 

Feb 01
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The US Deportation System: History, Impacts, and New Empirical Research

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

The US Deportation System: History, Impacts, and New Empirical Research

Caitlin Patler & Bradford Jones, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences (November 2025)

This article reviews multidisciplinary research on the U.S. deportation system and its implications for individuals, families, communities, and the U.S. economy while identifying gaps and directions for future research.

Feb 01
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Considerations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare Reform Debate

By | Child Welfare System Research, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Considerations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare Reform Debate

Zayna Lyon, Kerri Evans, Linda-Jeanne M. Mack, and Morgan Pardue-Kim; Families in Society (February 8, 2025)

This article examines how the debate over abolishing or reforming the child welfare system has overlooked unaccompanied immigrant children served by ORR, calling for greater access to ORR data and more participatory research to inform policy and practice.

 

Feb 01
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New Frameworks for Language Access: Tracking the Expansion and Features of State and Local Laws and Policies,

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

New Frameworks for Language Access: Tracking the Expansion and Features of State and Local Laws and Policies

Jacob Hofstetter, Migration Policy Institute (January 2026)

This report examines the growing importance of state and local language access policies as federal protections weaken, finding that these efforts are vital for meeting the everyday communication needs of governments and their communities.

Feb 01
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Policies that harm or help? How anti-immigrant policies threaten and deepen inequalities for immigrant children, youth, and families

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Policies that harm or help? How anti-immigrant policies threaten and deepen inequalities for immigrant children, youth, and families

Dr. Sophia Rodriguez, The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (2026)

This policy analysis reviews the exclusionary policies impacting immigrant youth and their families.

Feb 01
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Protect Your Children: Temporary Guardianship FAQ

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, State Policies, Youth & Families

Protect Your Children: Temporary Guardianship FAQ

World Voices Media and La Red Hispana

This website offers state-by-state guidance on designating temporary guardianship to a trusted adult, with FAQs about establishing emergency contacts or temporary caregivers in case parents are detained or deported and separated from their children.

Feb 01
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Child-Family Separation and Immigration Enforcement in the United States

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

Child-Family Separation and Immigration Enforcement in the United States

Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues (January 14, 2026)

This webinar addresses the 2025 surge in immigration enforcement that has separated hundreds of thousands of children from detained or deported parents, discussing child and family rights, legislative oversight, and family-centered response strategies.

Feb 01
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Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

By | Deportation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Children’s Immigration Law Academy, and National Immigration Project (November 21, 2025)

This resource addresses concerns about the Trump administration’s January 2025 expansion of expedited removal to the U.S. interior, providing common questions and legal arguments against applying this deportation process to unaccompanied children or special immigrant juvenile status recipients.

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