CLASP

A truly equitable food system cannot be built without recognizing Tribal Nations as leaders in shaping their own food futures.

Wendy Cervantes of the Center for Law and Social Policy said uncertainty about immigration consequences often causes eligible families to avoid essential programmes. “Research has consistently shown that when families fear immigration consequences, many avoid services that they or their children are eligible for, putting…

Wendy Cervantes was interviewed for this story about the effects on children when ICE detains a parent.

CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families. 

Today’s participation numbers are an urgent warning that access is eroding. Before making additional cuts, we owe families something much simpler: the commitment to understand why they are disappearing from these programs and to remove the barriers keeping them from the care they deserve. The…

Labor programs within carceral facilities are inherently coercive, and reports indicate that immigrant ICE detainees are forced into intensive manual labor for as little as $0.13 an hour.

Por Diego Barahona A. Excerpt: Diversas investigaciones muestran que los niños presentan cambios preocupantes en su comportamiento cuando hay operativos migratorios en sus comunidades. Padres y educadores reportan un aumento en conductas como agresividad, ansiedad por separación y aislamiento emocional, especialmente entre los menores que viven…

By Jessica Washington Excerpt: “We are seeing a trend around the administration scapegoating immigrants and not pointing to the actual bad actors: corporations,” said Isha Weerasinghe, director of the public benefits justice team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington-based nonprofit that…

CLASP submitted this comment in support of the USDA’s proposed expansion of retailer access to SNAP incentive waivers. Programs such as the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) have demonstrated that when families have greater access to affordable fruits and vegetables, they purchase and consume…

The report argues that these harms deepen poverty and inequity, especially for women of color, and calls for worker-centered paid leave policies with job protection, anti-retaliation measures, strong wage replacement, inclusive family definitions, paid sick days, and bereavement leave.