As Congress considers passage of a pathway for immigrant youth; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients; people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS); and essential workers, it is important to consider the impact on their children and families. This new brief, compiled by CTAN partners, outlines how a pathway to citizenship would support the healthy development and long-term success of children and youth in immigrant families.
By Celeste Dorantes History of Exclusion In 2012, the Obama Administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to work and live in the Read more…
For the past twelve years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — immigrants who entered the country as children — to go to school, work, and Read more…
This fact sheet was updated on August 27, 2024. Children Thrive Action Network partnered with The Ohio Immigrant Alliance to bring attention to the harms of deportation on children. Children and young people from communities of Read more…