The following statement can be attributed to Wendy Cervantes, director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families team at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Washington, D.C, September 2, 2026—Children’s advocates mourn the death of Pierre Damas Bel, a Black 20-year-old first-year college student…
CLASP submitted a comment opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing changes to the Unaccompanied Children Program through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The rule would create additional requirements in sponsor assessment to include restrictive proof…
CLASP submitted comments in response to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking, Removal of Reporting Requirements, RIN 3046-AB37 (“NPRM”), to rescind requirements to file EEO-1, EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4, EEO-5, and EEO-6 reports.
The Census reports will be much more than a look-back at the state of the country in 2025. Sadly, they will be a preview of the harm ahead for our communities.
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…
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.