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.
Contact: Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, March 11, 2025 – Members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) are deeply concerned by reports that the Trump Administration is actively making plans to once again jail families with Read more
Contact: Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) are gravely concerned about the harm the Laken Riley Act, which Congress passed on January 22, 2025, could cause to immigrant children and children of Read more
Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) created this toolkit, which is being updated ad-hoc, to serve two purposes: This linked document contains the most up-to-date resources grouped in the following categories: Help children whose parents are facing deportation Circulate resources to Read more
Know Your Rights, Safe Space Policy Guides, Emergency Preparedness, and other Resources CLASP, CTAN, and other partners created this resource document to help support early education, K-12, housing, and healthcare providers and local jurisdictions in keeping their locations and facilities Read more
By Celeste Dorantes History of Exclusion In 2012, the Obama Administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to work and live in the United States without fear of Read more
Media contact: Archana Pyati, apyati@clasp.org Washington, D.C., June 18, 2024 – Members of the Children Thrive Action Network applaud and welcome steps the Biden Administration has taken today to create additional pathways for legal status and work authorization for two Read more
For the past twelve years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — immigrants who entered the country as children — to go to school, work, and build their lives with lessened Read more
This fact sheet was updated on August 27, 2024. Children Thrive Action Network partnered with The Ohio Immigrant Alliance to bring attention to the harms of deportation on children. Children and young people from communities of color bear a higher burden Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2024 Contacts: Archana Pyati (apyati@clasp.org / (202) 258-2133); Maya Hixson (maya@zpstrategies.com) Washington, D.C. — Today, child health and development experts, educators, labor leaders, children and family advocates, and impacted parents called on President Biden to protect Read more