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U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary: “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”

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U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary: “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”

Children’s Defense Fund (December 19, 2024)

This Statement for the Record details many of the harmful potential consequences of the Trump administration’s proposed mass deportations, including harm to families and the economy.

Trump Is Banned From Separating Families at the Border Again. Will He Fight It?

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Trump Is Banned From Separating Families at the Border Again. Will He Fight It?

Brian Bennett, Time (November 25, 2024)

Despite an eight-year ban that prohibits the US government from separating families at the border for purposes immigration deterance, resulting from a settlement in relation to the first Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy, advocates anticipate potential challenges by the incoming Trump administration.

Fact Sheet: Guidance for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for a 2nd Trump Administration

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Fact Sheet: Guidance for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for a 2nd Trump Administration

Randi Mandelbaum, Rutgers Law School, and Sophia Sepp, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (December 2024)

This fact sheet provides 5 top tips for child welfare practitioners and agencies working with immigrant children and families to prepare for anticipated policy changes during the second Trump administration.

Community Leaders’ Perceptions of the Unique Service Barriers and Facilitators Among Immigrant Families With Young Children in the Rural U.S.–Mexico Border Region

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Community Leaders’ Perceptions of the Unique Service Barriers and Facilitators Among Immigrant Families With Young Children in the Rural U.S.–Mexico Border Region

Anayeli Lopez, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, et al.; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (November 11, 2024)

The study explores the unique service access barriers and facilitators experienced by immigrant families along the rural U.S.–Mexico border from the perspectives of agency and government representatives.

Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations

By | Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations

U.S. Government Accountability Office (November 19, 2024)

This report details the efforts of ORR to address recommendations related to its role in caring for unaccompanied children, which were identified in recent GAO reports.

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