The guidance on limiting enforcement in and near sensitive locations played a critical role in providing families with a sense of security in places they accessed every day to thrive and contribute to their communities. It is imperative that Congress codify this longstanding policy.
Due to restrictive policies, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients have been barred from purchasing health coverage and accessing federal public benefit programs.
This updated fact sheet highlights how the overturn of Roe v. Wade exacerbated pre-existing barriers to abortion care for immigrants and proposes recommendations for Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration to support immigrant access to abortion.
Adopting effective English learner programs in public schools enables these students to fully and equitably participate both in the classroom and in broader society.
By Gabrielle Chiodo, For decades, the United States has enacted policies that have prevented immigrants, regardless of their documentation status, from accessing quality health care, including abortion and other essential reproductive health services. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 prevented…
By Yasmine Elkharssa, Asylum seekers have a moral and legal right to be in the United States, and we must ensure their needs are met so they can thrive. This includes access to housing, health care, nutrition assistance, workforce support, and legal assistance. However, as…
By Hannah Liu 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 fears of…
The DOL found that child labor violations increased in 2023: 5,800 children were employed in violation of labor law, an increase of 14 percent from the previous year and 88 percent from 2019. But this likely underestimates the prevalence of child labor across the United…
This fact sheet highlights how the overturn of Roe v. Wade exacerbated pre-existing barriers to abortion care for immigrants and proposes recommendations for Congress and the Biden Administration to support immigrant access to abortion.
We proudly partnered with the The Children’s Partnership and the California Protecting Immigrant Families (CA-PIF) campaign to release a new fact sheet spotlighting the health of children in immigrant families in California. Children in immigrant families in California are a racially and ethnically diverse population…