Over the past four months, the Trump administration has significantly ramped up efforts to deport immigrant children – doing so quietly with targeted and cruel tactics. This campaign against children operates on three fronts: in immigration courts the government is cutting off due process so that children cannot access legal protections; in government shelters, the officials are coercing children into accepting self-deportation orders; and in communities, ICE is targeting families at home and on the streets.

This briefing paper outlines the tactics undertaken by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to target over 26,000 unaccompanied immigrant children. Advocates at nonprofits across the country contributed to this briefing and are available to provide additional context and answer any questions.

Read our briefing paper.