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 Read more
PDFs updated on Friday, November 7, 2025. Los recientes ataques del gobierno federal han dejado un impacto duradero en las familias y comunidades inmigrantes. Durante estos tiempos difíciles, reconocemos el impacto mental que están enfrentando los padres y madres inmigrantes. Read more
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 Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, September 2, 2025—Members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) are outraged that the Trump Administration tried to forcibly remove dozens Read more
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 Read more
Update: This harmful bill was passed by Congress and signed into law July 4, 2025. Read our explainer of the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025 for the most up to date information. Members of Congress are currently working to pass Read more
The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) and the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF) sent this letter to the Senate opposing the House-passed budget reconciliation bill. The reconciliation bill poses extreme risks for the country’s immigrant families and their health and Read more
Every child must have access to critical supports. Congress must take action to create a permanent solution to fight poverty for all children in the United States, including by permanently expanding the child tax credit (CTC) to include all children. Read more
Contact: Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, D.C., April 29, 2025 – Members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) condemn Trump’s mass deportation crusade, which has now apprehended and deported U.S. citizen children. Over the weekend, The Washington Read more
Factsheet on Children in Mixed-Status Families and Current Policy Threats This factsheet offers demographic information about children in mixed-status families and outlines major trends, with a focus on policies, that threaten their well-being.