The Children Thrive Action Network, along with several national and state organizations, submitted the following public comment to the Department of Homeland Security in response to the proposed rule on employment authorization for asylum seekers. The proposed rule would severely restrict access to work permits for individuals seeking asylum by Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, April 21, 2026—Today, the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) submitted a public comment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to a proposed rule that would eliminate the Read more
The Children Thrive Action Network along with several national and state organizations submitted the following public comment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to the proposed rule on verification and eligible status under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. The proposed rule would eliminate Read more
The Center for Law and Social Policy led a group of child-focused organizations to send a letter to the Biden Administration urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expand existing pathways for administrative immigration relief to promote family unity and provide much-needed relief and stability to children in mixed-status Read more
More than 260 organizations – representing children’s advocacy, health, education, labor, faith, antipoverty, legal, reproductive justice, disability, economic, immigration, nutrition, and academic sectors – signed onto a letter urging the Biden administration and Congress to oppose anti-immigrant and anti-asylum policies – including proposals that would further restrict asylum, expand expedited Read more
85 organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of children wrote in response to the Biden’s administration’s proposed rule to expand health care coverage to DACA recipients. The comment highlights the impact improved access to health care coverage will have on the well-being of DACA recipients as well as that of their Read more
More than 170 national, state, and local organizations have signed the below letter expressing our strong opposition to S.1473, introduced by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as the House companion bill H.R. 3234. Our organizations represent children’s advocates, health care providers, teachers, unions, parents, faith-based organizations, service 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 strengthen rule for children and families.
More than 80 national, state and local organizations dedicated to advocating for and serving children and youth submitted this comment in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the public charge policy. The comment provides recommendations for DHS to craft a rule that considers Read more
This letter signed by more than 100 children and youth groups at the national, state, and local levels calls on Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration to include a path to citizenship for immigrant youth, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, essential workers, and their Read more