The Trump administration has detained and deported more than 66,000 parents and children since taking office, and advocates warn that parents are being pressured to abandon their legal claims in order to secure their children’s release.
The federal contract funding legal representation for more than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children expired July 31, ending support for nearly 100 nonprofit legal service providers.
The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use military lawyers to replace the nonprofit legal defenders whose contracts it terminated, leaving unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation without a clear path to legal representation.
A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that Secretary of State Rubio exceeded his authority and that the policy violated the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The Trump administration has taken a series of actions specifically targeting immigrant children, including expanding surveillance of unaccompanied minors, undermining legal representation, and prolonging detention.
This Migration Policy Institute interactive data tool offers 2024 state-by-state immigration profiles covering demographics, language and education, workforce, and income and poverty statistics.
This report documents that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined across eight states involved agent misconduct during Trump’s second term, and offers recommendations for reform of a broken system.
This piece examines how the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigrant access to benefits and services extend far beyond typical welfare programs to affect lawfully residing immigrants and citizen family members alike.
This policy position affirms that unaccompanied and separated children are entitled to free, qualified legal representation alongside a guardian in all proceedings affecting them, in line with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child guidance.
These tables compare the legalization provisions of new immigration relief bills introduced primarily in the 119th Congress.
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