This fact sheet reviews state licensing standards related to immigrant caregivers serving as placement resources for children in the child welfare system.  Summary of fact sheet also available here (2017).

Overview by the ABA Center on Children and the Law on the impact of immigration status of potential kin caregivers' ability to be licensed as foster parents for a child in care. This brief includes a map of the state immigration status requirements for licensure. 2022. For other immigration resources visit: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/child_law/project-areas/immigration/

The ABA Center on Children and the Law is pleased to share Immigration Issues in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies. This resource provides guidance on how to navigate a number of scenarios in which children and their families may benefit from support services but face intersecting immigration and child welfare legal challenges.

Children's Defense Fund has recently released the Implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act Guide created in partnership with ChildFocus, American Academy of Pediatrics, Generations United, FosterClub, Juvenile Law Center, and National Indian Child Welfare Association.  The guide is a question-and-answer-style resource containing commonly asked questions about the many important provisions in Family First.