Public Charge Regulation Toolkit
Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (July 16, 2026)
This toolkit includes various educational materials and resources related to the newly released final public charge rule.
What You Need to Know Now About Public Charge
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 21, 2026)
This community explainer answers frequently asked questions about DHS’s July 2026 removal of the 2022 Public Charge rule, including who it affects and when, now that green card applicants face less certainty without the structured guidance officers previously relied on.
Arguments for Using the SIJS-based Adjustment Provision to Adjust Based on a Different Petition
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 13, 2026)
This practice alert explores an untested legal argument that young people with approved SIJS petitions may be able to use SIJS-specific adjustment provisions to meet the “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement when adjusting status through a non-SIJS immigrant petition, such as a spousal petition.
Family Preparedness Plan for Immigrant Families
Kids in Need of Defense (March 11, 2026)
This family preparedness guide helps immigrant parents and caregivers plan for potential separation by organizing key documents, identifying trusted caregivers, and ensuring children are protected if a parent becomes unavailable.
Major Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California (Table)
National Immigration Law Center (July 21, 2026)
This table breaks down which public benefits programs immigrants in California are eligible for based on their immigration status and entry date
A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids
Jack Brook, AP News (July 5, 2026)
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed detention facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana.
These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.
Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica (July 6, 2026)
Unaccompanied minors are being detained and deported at roughly three times the rate of Trump’s first term, with immigration courts issuing more than 10,000 removal orders per month for immigrant children.
Number of immigrant kids in Georgia foster care growing amid ICE crackdown
Lautaro Grinspan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (July 13, 2026)
Georgia saw an 80% increase in immigrant children entering state custody due to parental detention or deportation—rising from 46 to 83 over a six-month period.
ICE has detained more than 650 children in California under Trump’s deportation crackdown
Emma Gallegos, EdSource (July 16, 2026)
Under the second Trump administration, child detentions in California communities have risen sharply, with 61% of detained children deported—compared to 8% under Biden—while nationally, the number of children in ICE detention is ten times higher than in Biden’s final year.
What Are the Rights of Immigrant Children in the United States?
Ashley Young, Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (July 16, 2026)
This article outlines the legal rights all children in the U.S. hold regardless of immigration status—including rights to safety, education, due process, and legal protection—for families, educators, providers, and advocates.
