Examining the Effects of Parental Deportation on U.S. Children

Two reports from the Urban Institute and MPI trace the effects on the emotional, economic, developmental, and academic well-being of children in the United States when a parent is deported. The first examines the evidence concerning the impacts of deportation and fear of deportation on unauthorized immigrant families and children, and the second offers findings from fieldwork in five study sites examining the involvement of families with a deported parent with health and social service systems, as well as their needs and the barriers they face accessing such services.