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.
This policy brief highlights the various models child welfare agencies have developed to effectively serve immigrant children and families who touch the child welfare system and identifies policy and practice solutions to increase equitable service provision to this population.
The resource explores the specialized models that child welfare agencies in CA, NJ, NM, NYC, and OR have implemented in order to meet the unique needs of immigrant children and families who become involved with the child welfare system.
This factsheet on the newly revised Parental Interest Directive provides info on detained parents’ and/or guardians’ rights to maintain contact with and make decisions for their children and to participate in any related court or child welfare proceedings.
This resource for child welfare agencies reviews the ICE Detained Parents Directive and provides tips on how to utilize it as an advocacy tool when working with detained or deported parents.
The 2022 ICE parental interest directive establishes ICE policies and procedures to protect the parental and/or guardianship rights of parents and legal guardians who are taken into ICE custody.
This fact sheet reviews ICE policies and standards for child welfare stakeholders under the Detained Parents Directive, which was revised in July 2025.
This updated version of the Parental Interests Directive was recently made available to the public and contains new language and information.
Read moreThis ICE Fact Sheet details the agency’s current policy and procedures when detaining and removing parents and legal guardians of minor children. These policy considerations include, but are not limited to, the Parental Interests Directive.
Access Fact SheetThis short screening sheet is designed to help child welfare professionals identify potential avenues for noncitizen youth to gain legal status.
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