CAFL Cases

IIU CAFL Intake Form

General Resources for CAFL Attorneys

Immigrant Defense Project, Immigration Status Guide for Assigned Counsel, (May 2019).

A Guide for Immigrant Youth with Green Cards

Advice for Immigrant Families: Planning for an Emergency

ICE Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians (Oct, 2022)

ICE Detained Parents Directive, Policy Number 11064.3 (July 14, 2022) 

ILRC Practice Advisory on the July 2022 Parental Interest Directive: How Child Welfare Agencies Can Advocate with ICE to Ensure Fair Treatment of Detained or Deported Parents

Factsheet: Young Children of Immigrants (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Coalition)

Education and Special Education Rights for Immigrant and Latinx Families

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare

Special Immigrant Juveniles

Please log into MyGideon to view the most recent webinars on SIJ and on representing immigrant children in Juvenile Court. If you are a court-appointed attorney, please contact the IIU for sample SIJ motions for C&P, CRA, PYA, and delinquency cases.

Update on Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification (SIJ)

ICE Arrests and Detention