Immigration Raids: The Impact on Families Archives

Targeting Families: How ICE Enforcement Against Parents and Family Members Endangers Children

This report discusses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) enforcement actions against parents and sponsors earlier this year, and the far-reaching impacts [...]

The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health: Perceptions of immigrants in Everett, Massachusetts, USA

This study sought to address this gap by using community-based participatory research to investigate the impact of enhanced immigration enforcement on immigrant [...]

The Psychosocial Impact of Detention and Deportation on U.S. Migrant Children and Families

This article critically examines the current state of the literature on the psychosocial consequences of detention and deportation for unauthorized migrants, mixed-status [...]

Addressing the Pain of Separation for Refugee Families

This report discusses the impacts family separation can have on successful resettlement outcomes, including psychological, social, and financial costs, and overall social [...]

Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire

Journalist Margaret Regan tells undocumented immigrants' stories based on years of reporting in the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. The book also documents the rise [...]

What Happens Next? Consequences of an Immigration Raid for Families and Communities

This exploratory study examines the effects of a raid of an unauthorized immigrant worksite in Postville, Iowa. Interviews with key informants provide [...]

Living Together, Living Apart: Mixed Status Families and U.S. Immigration Policy

This book is a collection of personal narratives and academic essays, is the first to focus on the daily lives and experiences, [...]

Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature

This report examines the evidence concerning the impacts of deportation and fear of deportation on unauthorized immigrant families and children. The economic [...]