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 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 Read more…
Please use our toolkit to take action to demand that the Biden Administration do away with its plans to dismantle asylum at the southern border. Advocates need to be on record against this proposed rule. More submitted comments will make a more Read more…
January 26, 2023 Contact: Archana Pyati, [email protected] Leaders from the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) have expressed concern over a new set of border enforcement measures proposed by the Biden Administration that continue harmful Trump-era immigration policies and are urging Read more…
Over the past ten years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has changed the lives of nearly 800,000 recipients and their families by removing the threat of family separation and improving their economic security. Recent court rulings have Read more…
A recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that as of May 31 of this year, CBP expelled 30,806 children ages 3 and under to Mexican border cities where they suffer in dangerous conditions. 41 percent of these expulsions Read more…
SAVE THE DATE! The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) will be joined by CLASP, ImmSchools, The New Teacher Project (TNTP), and The Children’s Partnership on June 15th from 1-2 PM ET to host a tweet chat to celebrate the 40th Read more…
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 court reasoned that “education has 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 Read more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2022 Contact: Tom Salyers ([email protected]/ 202- 607-1074); Claudia Hernandez ([email protected]/ (619-581-2963) Washington, D.C. — Today, more than 70 national, state, and local children’s advocacy organizations sent letters urging the White House and Senate leadership to pass Read more…