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Children in Harm's Way: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare

“The articles in this collection provide a multifaceted look at some of the problems that potentially arise for children when the criminal justice, immigration enforcement, and child welfare systems converge in their parents’ life. They provide information and offer insights reflecting diverse perspectives and experiences and lay out a range of policy and practice reform recommendations” (p. 2).

The seven chapters contained in this publication are:

  • “Introduction: Children in Harm’s Way” by Susan D. Phillips;
  • “Family Unity in the Face of Immigration Enforcement: Past, Present, and Future” by Emily Butera and Wendy Cervantes;
  • “The Treacherous Triangle: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare” by Seth Freed Wessler;
  • “Two-Tiered Justice for Juveniles” by Angie Junck, Charisse Domingo, and Helen Beasley;
  • “Potential Immigration Consequences of State Criminal Convictions” by Steven Weller and John A. Martin;
  • “Immigration Enforcement and Family Courts” by David B. Thronson; and
  • “Unanswered Questions about Immigration Enforcement and Children’s Well-Being” by Alan J. Dettlaff and Yali Lincroft.