This resource addresses concerns about the Trump administration’s January 2025 expansion of expedited removal and provides arguments against applying this deportation process to young people who entered as unaccompanied children or have approved SIJS.
Immigration enforcement actions in Chicago have left families terrified and struggling to explain the incident to children while navigating pervasive fear under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen in a Los Angeles Home Depot parking lot and drove away with his toddler, also a U.S. citizen, still in the backseat of his car.
ICE plans to open a 24/7 call center with a dedicated unit to track down unaccompanied migrant children using information from state and local police, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to locate and potentially deport these minors.
A Trump administration funding cut to a program providing free legal counsel for unaccompanied immigrant children has left most now facing immigration judges without attorneys, even after funding was restored.
A youth advocate and former foster youth was arrested by Burbank police for missing a court date on an old traffic citation, which ultimately led to his detention by ICE.
Armed federal agents arrested a teacher at a Chicago daycare while children were present.
DHS has proposed to rescind a Biden-era public charge rule and significantly expand the range of social and health services—including SNAP and Medicaid—that immigration officers can consider when determining immigrants’ eligibility for legal status.
This article explores how immigrant families across the country are coping with heightened fears of ICE detention and finding ways to protect themselves and their children amid the Trump administration’s intensified focus on deportation.
A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to reinstate a program that may provide deportation protection for immigrant children and young people in the U.S.
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