Immigration Policy Tracking Project
This website compiles all Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies in a searchable database.
Immigration Know Your Rights Training for Parents & Child Care Providers
Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00pm ET / 6:00pm CT / 5:00pm MT / 4:00pm PT
This free bilingual virtual training will review what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows up at your home or child care facility.
Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families
Leisy J. Abrego & Lucia León, Annual Review of Sociology (January 23, 2025)
This review encourages scholars to broaden their research beyond the impacts of federal, state, and local laws on immigrant families to include experiences during the migration journey and at the border as these are also influenced by US immigration policies.
Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms
Altaf Saadi, Caitlin Patler, & Paola Langer; JAMA Network Open (January 24, 2025)
This study explores the association between duration of immigration detention and subsequent health outcomes, finding high prevalence of poor self-rated health, mental illness, and PTSD among recently detained US immigrants.
Five Things to Know About the Executive Order Targeting Immigrants and Federal Assistance Programs
Ben D’Avanzo, National Immigration Law Center (February 20, 2025)
This article analyses the new executive order “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” which claims to target undocumented immigrants’ access to government assistance.
Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All
Lynn Damiano Pearson, National Immigration Law Center (February 26, 2025)
This factsheet reviews the protected areas policy, current applicable laws, and strategies for advocates and communities to ensure immigrants can continue accessing vital community resources and services.
A Toolkit for Professionals Serving Unaccompanied Children Experiencing Labor Exploitation
Kids in Need of Defense (January 6, 2025)
The CARE Intervention Toolkit equips professionals with a four-component framework—Connect, Assess, Respond, and Educate—to support unaccompanied children and youth in exploitative labor situations using principles of evidence-based Psychological First Aid.
The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency
Kathy Brady, Rachel Prandini, and Aruna Sury, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (February 7, 2025)
This practice advisory analyzes whether juvenile delinquency acts would trigger the mandatory immigration detention provisions of the Laken Riley Act, arguing they should not based on longstanding immigration precedent.
Ferguson launches WA team to help children whose parents are deported
Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard (January 27, 2025)
The governor of Washington has ordered the creation of a rapid response team in the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families to help migrant families who may be separated during deportation operations promised by the Trump administration.
Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custody
Associated Press, Spectrum Local News (January 30, 2025)
A judge has extended rules requiring safe and clean conditions for migrant children in federal custody, a day after Border Patrol was set to go back to self-monitoring these conditions.
