Diverse Young Adults and their Perspectives on Civic Life project seeks to understand how today’s immigrant youth perceive, trust (or distrust), and engage with key civic institutions. In this study, a pilot phase for a more comprehensive study, we will carry out in-depth interviews of first- and second-generation Latino immigrant youth (ages 18-25) who are now living in Massachusetts and New York. We will examine their ‘trust conceptions’ with respect to four important civic spheres: justice, education, religion, and the news media. Initial findings will be reported in appropriate scholarly publications and news media outlets; shared with governmental and non-governmental agencies concerned with the integration of immigrants into American society; and drawn upon for the large-scale study that we plan to launch in two years. We also anticipate that findings from our pilot study will inform the work of other scholars of migration and policy.