Congress passed the Reconciliation Act of 2025 on July 4, 2025, delivering a devastating blow to children and families across the country. This brief details the provisions of the law that specifically harm immigrant children and families, including cuts to health care and nutrition assistance, restricted access to the Child Tax Credit, reduced protections for unaccompanied children, and harmful immigration fees that create barriers to relief. The Act makes deep funding cuts to programs that meet the needs of children in families with low incomes in order to drastically increase immigration enforcement efforts that separate families and harm child well-being.
The Budget Reconciliation Act: Harms to Immigrant Children and Families
