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June 10, 2026 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

$70 Billion for ICE and CBP: Policymakers Favor Terrorizing Families and Communities, Instead of Supporting Them

Funding for immigration practices that separate families and harms children is not what people want or need, now or ever.

June 25, 2026 | event

Equity Matters: Under the Surface: How Racism Continues to Shape Fraud Narratives in Public Benefits

Save the Date for the next installment of CLASP’s Equity Matters series, which will focus on how racism is at the root of shaping the fraud narratives in public benefits that are so prevalent in the current national discourse. Our panel of experts will discuss…

June 04, 2026 | event | Elyse Shaw

Women Tech & Telecom Partnership and the Joint Center Panel: “Women, Work & AI Panel: Preparing Workers and Communities for the AI Economy”

On June 4th, Elyse Shaw spoke to Hill staffers on a panel discussion organized by the Women Tech & Telecom Partnership and the Joint Center titled, “Women, Work & AI Panel: Preparing Workers and Communities for the AI Economy.”

May 20, 2026 | event | Suma Setty

Suma Setty Presents on the Documenting the Impact Reports

On May 20th, Suma Setty presented on the Documenting the Impact reports to the Chicago Dual Language Learners Coalition.

May 28, 2026 | event | Suma Setty

Suma Setty Presents on Impacts of Immigration Policies on Children

On May 28th, Suma Setty presented alongside Tiffany Chang at Protecting Immigrant Families on the impacts of immigration policies on children to the Prevent Child Abuse AZ Coalition.

May 28, 2026 | News Clip | Teon Hayes

Does the safety net need a safety net? With changes to SNAP, more Kansas Citians are losing benefits

“We are experiencing an affordability crisis, and, unfortunately, people who are relying on public benefits are hit even harder. We’re no longer talking about just the price of eggs and milk. We’re talking about families struggling to afford basic living expenses," said Teon Hayes of…

May 21, 2026 | News Clip | Wendy Cervantes

As Trump Backs Off Crackdown, New Deportation Tactic Unnerves Kids and Families

“Part of that mass deportation agenda is to basically dismantle the legal immigration system,” said Wendy Cervantes, director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families team at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “But we know that everything from the efforts to dismantle birthright citizenship,…

May 20, 2026 | News Clip | Suma Setty

Ruptured Families: The U.s. Citizen Children Left Behind By Deportations

Suma Setty, senior policy analyst for immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a nonprofit that focuses on low-income families in Washington, D.C., said the directive may be unenforced.

May 19, 2026 | News Clip | Suma Setty

When Immigrant Caregivers Disappear

“The environment of fear is destabilizing an already precarious industry and threatening childcare supply for all families, whether or not they’re documented citizens,” says Suma Setty, senior policy analyst at CLASP. 

May 18, 2026 | Blog Post | Kaelin Rapport

War and Poverty: How Wars Abroad Fuel Inequity at Home

U.S. intervention in foreign countries can have long-lasting and irrevocable consequences, both here and abroad. Since the Trump Administration launched military strikes in Iran on February 28, the human and economic toll has been high.

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