Rapid Response Resources

Toolkit: Protecting Immigrant Families Facing Deportation

  • This toolkit, which is being updated on an ongoing basis, to serves two purposes: 
    • Help service providers and community members speak out against immigration enforcement that harms children in immigrant families.
    • Help parents, service providers, and community members protect families at risk of being torn apart by aggressive immigration enforcement.

Resources for Providers on Protecting Locations from Immigration Enforcement

  • CLASP, CTAN, and other partners created this resource document to support early education, K-12, housing, and healthcare providers and local jurisdictions in keeping their locations and facilities safe from immigration enforcement. This page provides a list of resources on how to support immigrant children and families, know your rights information, and other helpful materials on the topic.

Resources for Academics

  • This resource page aims to help academics, especially those in higher-education institutions, interested in supporting advocacy efforts that help children in mixed-status immigrant families in the U.S.

Protected Areas Messaging Guide

  • This messaging guide contains child-focused talking points for advocates for immigrant families. 

Mass Deportation Talking Points

  • This messaging guide contains talking points on the impact of mass deportations on immigrant children and children of immigrants.

Birthright Citizenship Talking Points

  • This document provides some background information on birthright citizenship as well as talking points on the harm of rescinding birthright citizenship to children of immigrants.