ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children during Trump’s second term, including more than twice as many through July as in the same period last year, often holding them in hotels and office buildings where lawyers and families can’t find them.
As of October 1, many refugees and other humanitarian immigrants are no longer eligible for Medicaid and CHIP until they obtain a green card, and a growing application backlog means many could go without coverage indefinitely.
Immigrant advocacy groups have sued the Trump administration, alleging new policies fast-track unaccompanied children’s asylum cases into a “deportation assembly line” that strips them of their rights.
The National Immigration Project and End SIJS Backlog Coalition have launched the SIJS Habeas Project, which is now accepting referrals nationwide and recruiting pro bono attorneys to file federal habeas petitions for SIJS youth held in ICE detention.
This solidarity guide offers practical guidance for anyone who wants to protect and support immigrant neighbors and communities amid intensifying enforcement.
A pilot study of a school-based immigrant rights education program found high levels of empowerment and well-being among 137 participants, with a direct link between legal rights empowerment and psychological well-being across all three program versions.
A study of nearly 400,000 immigration court cases finds that unaccompanied minors’ access to legal representation is shaped not only by geography and resource availability but also by client characteristics like gender, age, nationality, and Indigeneity, highlighting deep inequities in who receives counsel in removal proceedings.
This brief summarizes Trump’s two August 2026 executive orders on birth tourism and birthright citizenship and identifies the harms they pose to U.S.-born children.
This analysis finds that federal investments in children have declined for the fifth straight year, with the Trump administration’s proposed budget cutting $1.842 billion in funding for immigrant and refugee children, including from Title I Migrant Education, refugee assistance programs, and English language acquisition grants.
This workbook, available in multiple languages, helps parents facing possible deportation make a plan for their children’s care in the event of separation, with guidance on key decisions and next steps.
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