This infographic compares an average day of a low-income Latino parent to that of their low-income white and black peers.
View the InfographicIn collaboration with the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of Child Welfare journal dedicated to issues surrounding the intersection of immigration and child welfare.
Learn MoreChildren of immigrants are growing up in an environment of aggressive immigration policies and practices. This paper reviews research on the social circumstances affecting this population, the consequences of immigration policies and practices on child well-being, and the impact of parental legal status on child development.
Read the PaperBRYCS maintains an online database of training curricula that address multiple issues associated with immigrant children and families’ involvement with child protection and child welfare systems.
Access Training DatabaseA website that contains resources for legal advocates and people who require help.
Access WebsiteThis toolkit is geared toward foster care caseworkers to ensure that SIJS-eligible children receive the assistance and case monitoring they need during the SIJS application process.
Get the ToolkitThis guide is designed to provide an overview of detention, deportation, and other immigration status-related stress and their impact on children and families, as well as suggestions for how school personnel can support families in this situation.
Get the GuideIn response to the escalating practice of separating immigrant children from their parents by U.S. immigration officials, the American Immigration Council, in collaboration with the WRC and others, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on behalf of these families – most, if not all, who fled to the United States seeking humanitarian relief only to be separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read the ArticleIn light of the expanded immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration, immigration attorneys are warning that without preventative measures, family separation will lead to more children in foster care and struggles for parents to regain custody from outside the United States.
Read the ArticleA new report indicates that the increase in immigration arrests of people living in the U.S. under the Trump administration is having a devastating impact on long-term immigrants with strong ties to the US.
Read the Article
© 2026 CICW.