First Focus

Press Releases

1. New Report Highlights Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Child Welfare System [April 28, 2010]
2. Over 80 Organizations Join in Opposition to Legislation Detaining Immigrant Children [September 14, 2009]

In the News

1. What about the kids? What can happen when parents are deported [February 3, 2012]
2. Immigrant Children Face Uncertain Futures, Foster Care [January 25, 2012]

Top of Our List

1. ICE's Parental Interests Directive - Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and Child Welfare Systems [August 28, 2013]
2. Shattered Families: New Report Takes Closer Look at Devastating Effects of Immigration Enforcement [November 2, 2011]
3. Uniting Our Voices for Immigrant Children of Incarcerated Parents [May 10, 2011]
4. New Report Examines Immigrant Children in the Texas Child Welfare System [September 27, 2010]

Library Items: Reports

1. Children in Harm's Way: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare [February 1, 2013]
2. Families on the Front Lines [September 27, 2012]
3. Caught Between Systems: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare Policies [May 20, 2010]
4. Public Benefits and Child Welfare Financing [May 20, 2010]
5. Language, Culture, and Immigration Relief Options [May 20, 2010]

Library Items: Fact Sheets

1. Principles for Children in Immigration Reform [February 5, 2013]
2. Falling Through the Cracks: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Children Caught Up in the Child Welfare System [January 14, 2013]
3. Children of Immigrants in the U.S. Child Welfare System [June 8, 2010]

Library Items: Legislative Comparisons

1. Immigration Reform and the Implications for Children [April 25, 2013]