This descriptive study sought to explore how child welfare agencies and community partner organizations experienced and adapted service provision for immigrant children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were completed with 31 child welfare agency practitioners and community partners in 11 states who work with immigrant clients or on immigration related policies within the child welfare sector. Data were coded and analyzed using a thematic analysis approach.

Results: Findings documented ongoing immigration-related fears in accessing services due to the anti-immigrant climate as well as increased scarcity of resources and basic needs stressors among immigrants served by the child welfare community during the pandemic. Results also identified child welfare systemic and structural barriers to accessing needed case supports for immigrants, in addition to innovative practice and policy adaptations to meet immigrant needs during the pandemic.

COVID-19 created overwhelming challenges for already overburdened immigrant families at risk of or involved with the child welfare system. Child welfare agencies should foster collaborations with immigrant-serving community organizations who can share information and resources about COVID-19, immigration enforcement, and vaccine distribution. Agencies should adopt policies for tele-visiting that support transnational participation in virtual family visits and court hearings to create more equitable opportunities for reunification and permanency.

这项描述性研究旨在探讨儿童福利机构和社区合作组织在 COVID-19 大流行期间如何体验和调整为移民儿童和家庭提供的服务。对 11 个州的 31 名儿童福利机构从业人员和社区合作伙伴完成了半结构化定性访谈，他们在儿童福利部门内与移民客户合作或制定移民相关政策。使用主题分析方法对数据进行编码和分析。

结果：调查结果记录了由于反移民气氛以及大流行期间儿童福利社区所服务的移民资源和基本需求压力的增加，人们在获得服务方面持续存在与移民相关的恐惧。结果还确定了儿童福利在为移民获得所需案例支持方面存在的系统性和结构性障碍，以及为满足大流行期间移民需求而进行的创新实践和政策调整。

COVID-19 给已经负担过重、面临儿童福利系统风险或涉及儿童福利系统的移民家庭带来了巨大的挑战。儿童福利机构应促进与移民服务社区组织的合作，这些组织可以共享有关 COVID-19、移民执法和疫苗分发的信息和资源。各机构应采取支持跨国参与虚拟家庭探视和法庭听证会的电视探视政策，为团聚和永久创造更公平的机会。