Our vision is of a society where all children have equal opportunity, including the resources and protections they need to grow and thrive; where diversity is embraced and celebrated; and where all children are valued and cared for regardless of where they or their parents were born.
Our goal is to center children in mixed-status immigrant families in advocacy on immigration and other intersecting policies. We seek to mitigate the harm of anti-immigrant policies and actions on children in mixed-status families in the short-term, while advancing positive policy outcomes in the long-term.
Our approach is guided by a comprehensive focus on healthy child development: good nutrition; high-quality health care; emotional well-being; a safe living environment; high-quality care and education; economic security; and stable, nurturing caregivers.
A recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that as of May 31 of this year, CBP expelled 30,806 children ages 3 and under to Mexican border cities where they suffer in dangerous conditions. Read more…
SAVE THE DATE! The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) will be joined by CLASP, ImmSchools, The New Teacher Project (TNTP), and The Children’s Partnership on June 15th from 1-2 PM ET to host a tweet Read more…
The landmark 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe established that states cannot block access to public education to any child residing within its borders, regardless of the child’s or their parent’s immigration status. The Read more…
110 national, state, and local children’s advocacy organizations submitted the comment in response to DHS’ proposed rule on public charge. The comment highlights the improvements in the proposed rule as well as makes recommendations to Read more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2022 Contact: Tom Salyers (tsalyers@clasp.org/ 202- 607-1074); Claudia Hernandez (chernandez@clasp.org/ (619-581-2963) Washington, D.C. — Today, more than 70 national, state, and local children’s advocacy organizations sent letters urging the White House Read more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2022 Contact: Tom Salyers (tsalyers@clasp.org/ 202-607-1074); Claudia Hernandez (chernandez@clasp.org/ (619-581-2963) Washington, D.C. — Today, thousands of organizations and individuals are submitting recommendations to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Read more…