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.
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…