Families are already struggling with higher costs of living, and the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill will only increase the costs of health care, food, and everyday necessities. The bill's text affirms that at its core, this is legislation that will drain money from the families…
This legislation would significantly increase the authority of ICE; expand detention facilities, including family detention facilities; and impose exorbitant fees for immigrants who are trying to stay in or adjust their status in the United States.
By Victoria Namkung (EXCERPT) “It’s posturing to try to harm communities,” said Juan Carlos Gomez, an immigration and immigrant families senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy (Clasp), of the memo. Undocumented immigrants have been ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
By Alisa Reznick (EXCERPT) Juan Gomez, senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, says DACA recipients and other undocumented immigrants had been fully barred from any coverage through the ACA since its inception in 2010, and through its implementation in 2014.…
Webinar: Protecting Early Childhood Programs from Immigration Enforcement The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) held a webinar on Tuesday, February 25 to share how child care and early education providers can protect their programs from immigration…
April 25: Rricha deCant, Wendy Cervantes, Suma Setty, Lorena Roque, and Juan Carlos Gomez presented appropriations priorities to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus staff.
By Juan Carlos Gomez (EXCERPT) When President Biden was campaigning in 2020, he pledged to strengthen our country by supporting and welcoming immigrants. Early in his presidency, he began taking steps in that direction. On his first day in office, Biden proclaimed an end to his predecessor’s…