Press contact: Tom Salyers: tsalyers@clasp.org
Press Releases:
Children’s Advocates to Congress: Protect Our Children, No More Money to ICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, D.C., January 20, 2026—In defense of the safety and well-being of our nation’s children, members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) are …
Nearly 200 Children’s Advocacy Organizations Oppose Proposed Rule That Will Bring Harm to Children and Immigrant Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, December 19, 2025—Today, 190 organizations concerned with the well-being of children submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
Children’s Advocates Applaud Reintroduction of the Dream Act to Provide Pathway to Citizenship for Young Immigrants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, December 4, 2025—Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan Dream Act of 2025, a bill that would …
Proposed “Public Charge” Rule is a Direct Attack on Children in Immigrant Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, D.C., November 19, 2025—Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule that would rescind the 2022 public charge policy …
Children’s Advocates Condemn ICE Abduction of Early Childhood Educator in Chicago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Danielle Alexander, Communications Director, danielle@childcareforeveryfamily.org Washington, DC, November 5, 2025—Early this morning, federal agents entered an early learning center in Chicago and abducted one …
Children’s Advocates Condemn DHS Plans to Pay Children to Return Themselves to Harm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, October 5, 2025—On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alerted legal service providers serving immigrant children of their plans to incentivize …
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