Publication submitted by NOWCRJ and CLASP to the Mayor’s Office, City of New Orleans This paper documents, from worker testimony and the public record, how the systems around Mardi Gras cleanup labor have not worked for the people who make our city’s signature celebration possible,…
The report draws on three different forms of immigrant gig worker data: programmatic data from the IRC, a service provider for immigrants and refugees; survey data; and qualitative interviews. The qualitative interviews were conducted in late 2024 and early 2025, before the second Trump Administration…
Changes to the public charge rule create uncertainty for immigrant families seeking green cards and could affect their access to basic needs and education programs.
This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, describes the work participation rate which services as the only measure of performance states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
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…
This brief examines how public benefit restrictions disproportionately affect immigrants, limiting access to food and health care and worsening health inequities.