By Robin Buller (EXCERPT) Trump’s policies, on the other hand, appear to traumatize children by design to curb unwanted immigration. “Under Trump, previously and in the future, deep harm to children is absolutely intentional and in many ways is the entire point,” said Wendy Cervantes,…
CLASP is deeply disturbed by a report that the White House is considering even more restrictions on asylum and expanding fast-track deportation in negotiations to secure support for the supplemental foreign aid funding bill.
No one should be deterred from accessing health care, food, or other basic needs out of fear that doing so may compromise their ability to obtain a green card and remain with their family.
CLASP is alarmed by recent reports that the Biden Administration is considering reinstating the use of family detention. We strongly believe that jailing children and families is a terrible option that should never be considered.
This ruling the DACA program can continue until Federal District Court Judge Andrew Hanen issues a new decision, a development providing temporary relief for current DACA recipients across the country—young people who entered the United States as children and were granted temporary legal status by…