Immigration Enforcement Resources for Families and Day Care Providers

Trainings for child care providers and families to prepare for immigration enforcement activity

• Families and organizations can sign up for training opportunities offered by The Resurrection Project. Trainings include general know your rights, small business trainings, organizational preparedness planning and family preparedness planning: Schedule Appointment with TRP Immigrant Justice.
• Additionally, organizations can request to host know your rights trainings provided by The Resurrection Project for their employees or the communities they serve: Request a Know Your Rights Training

Resources for childcare providers to prepare for immigration enforcement activity

• Non-Regulatory Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Actions at Day Care Facilities (English | Spanish)
• Day Care Policy template (English | Spanish)
• Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Actions at License Exempt Child Care Providers Participating in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) (English | Spanish)

Resources for families or caregivers to prepare for immigration enforcement activity

• The Resurrection Project’s Family Emergency Plan (English | Spanish)

Resources to support conversations with children about immigration enforcement

• Illinois Family Support: Guidance for Times of Heightened ICE Activity Social Media Toolkit
• Recent activity by federal officers conducting civil immigration enforcement operations can cause uncertainty, concern and distress. All children deserve to be and feel safe. These resources can be used to support communication with children and families.
  • Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Handout (English | Spanish)
  • What to Say to Kids About ICE from Children's Network of Solano County (English | Spanish)

Resources for families and/or your staff in preparing and understanding their rights

• IL IMMIGRATION INFO | Know Your Rights
• Deportation Defense Illinois Action Guide (English | Spanish)
• Family Support Network & Hotline | ICIRR
• Need support? Call the Family Support Hotline
  1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (855-435-7693)

DCFS support for families facing immigration challenges

Children under age 18 are presumed to be cared for by their natural parent(s). If a parent becomes unavailable to provide care for their child, a relative or other back-up caregiver can step in. If a parent identifies who this back-up caregiver will be in advance and takes some additional steps, the back-up caregiver will have additional legal rights to make important and necessary decisions for the youth.

When there isn’t a plan in place, DCFS is an expert in helping find family members or fictive kin who can care for a child. Only when necessary and all other options are explored, the State of Illinois can seek to have a legal guardian appointed to ensure that a youth without an adult caregiver is provided proper care and to consent to legal, medical and educational matters on the youth’s behalf.

Please contact the DCFS Advocacy Office with questions about how to support youth and caregivers dealing with immigration concerns. Please contact a private attorney with questions about different legal options for guardianship. Click on the document below in your preferred language to learn more.

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (English)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Spanish)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Polish)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Arabic)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Haitian Creole)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Hindi)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Russian)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Simplified Chinese)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Swahili)

DCFS Support for Families Facing Immigration Challenges (Vietnamese)
 

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