Immigration Raids: The Impact on Families – Page 2

Health and Social Service Needs of US-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents

This report offers findings from fieldwork in five study sites in California, Florida, Illinois, South Carolina and Texas, examining the involvement of [...]

Deportation and Child Welfare in Mixed Status Families with Unauthorized Parents and Citizen Children

This paper discusses the negative impact deportation of immigrant parents has on their families while offering best practice tips and recommendations.

The Silent Crisis: Children Hurt by Current Immigration Enforcement Policies

This article suggests that positive health outcomes among recently arrived immigrants are related to mutual care and family devotion. The trauma of [...]

The Impact of Immigration Detention on Children and Families

This short handout includes recommendations for social workers about helping immigrant families in the child welfare system.

Postville: The Effects of an Immigration Raid

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

Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement

This report examines the consequences of parental arrest, detention, and deportation on children, providing in-depth details on parent-child separations, economic hardships, and [...]

In the Child’s Best Interest? The Consequences of Losing a Lawful Immigrant Parent to Deportation

This report includes new, independent analysis of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data. It is estimated that more than 100,000 children [...]

Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children

This report offers a factual basis for the effects of U.S. immigration worksite enforcement operations on children with undocumented parents. The findings [...]