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Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

07/28/2025

In this Resource Toolkit, we will address recent changes affecting students and school campuses and what students, parents and caregivers, and school administrators can do to prepare for immigration enforcement action at schools while highlighting the constitutional protections that remain a pillar of our democracy.

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

07/16/2025

Community Resources

Enforcement

Immigrant Youth

Community members across the country are reporting visits from immigration and other federal officers seeking to meet with certain children who entered the United States unaccompanied. These children are often referred to as “unaccompanied children” (UCs) because at the time they were arrested by immigration (such as crossing the border), they were not with a parent or legal guardian. Although these visits are sometimes described as “wellness checks,” they are part of a broader, coordinated effort to locate and deport some vulnerable young people and their sponsors. It is crucial for families and immigrant communities to stay informed, exercise their rights, and seek legal support when needed.

First page image of the comment document.

ILRC Comment Opposing USCIS’s Revisions to Guidance on Disability Waivers of the English and Civics Requirement for Naturalization

07/09/2025

Citizenship and Naturalization

Policy Advocacy

ILRC submitted a comment to USCIS in response to the revisions published on June 13, 2025 to guidance for disability waivers of the English and civics requirement for naturalization. ILRC opposed the 2025 revisions as they rely on a false narrative that fraud is rampant in the disability waiver process.

ILRC Comment on USCIS Revisions to Policy Manual on Statelessness

07/07/2025

Asylum

Policy Advocacy

Temporary Protected Status

Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California Shelters in Responding to Immigration Enforcement

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This guide is intended to help shelter administrators develop practical plans to protect the rights of immigrant clients and their families.

Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s Public Libraries in Responding to Immigration Issues

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This guide is intended to help public library personnel develop practical plans to protect the rights of, and access by, their patrons.

Guidance and Model Policies to Assist the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and the Division of Workers Compensation in Responding to Immigration Enforcement

Read more about Guidance and Model Policies to Assist the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and the Division of Workers Compensation in Responding to Immigration Enforcement

This guide is intended to help each Labor Agency form practical plans to protect the rights of workers who access services from and participate in enforcement activities of the Labor Agencies.

Guidance on Educational Rights of Immigrant Students and Their Families

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Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s K-12 Schools in Responding to Immigration Issues

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This guide is intended to help school officials form practical plans to protect the rights of immigrant students and their families. California law-enforcement agencies are prohibited under state law from performing the functions of an immigration officer.

Guidance on Educational Rights of Immigrant Students and Their Families

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