The Trump administration is inflicting unprecedented violence and cruelty on immigrants, with ICE officers making violent courthouse arrests and detaining people with valid legal status for weeks, while legal service providers struggle to protect their clients in an arena with nearly no rules.
Family separations are occurring across the US due to ICE enforcement, resulting in hundreds of immigrant children being placed in government shelters and parents being deported or left with the choice of leaving their children in the care of another safe adult.
An investigation by The Atlantic has revealed that the US immigration system is moving too quickly, leaving immigrant families confused and without meaningful access to due process, as evidenced by the case of an El Salvadoran father who was deported despite being cleared of wrongdoing.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, into law, which aims to help immigrant and mixed-status families stay connected during immigration enforcement actions by ensuring K-12 schools follow updated protection policies.
A coalition of over 50 advocacy organizations is urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, to protect children left stranded when immigrant parents are detained or deported.
A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate services for families separated at the border, ruling that the government violated a 2023 settlement agreement when it abruptly terminated contracts with organizations providing legal and social support.
The Trump administration was found in violation of the Family Separation Settlement Agreement by a federal court, after it abruptly terminated contracts providing legal and social services to separated families without securing any replacement contracts.
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