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February 17, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Alejandra Londono Gomez

CLASP Recommendations to the White House Task Force on New Americans

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is pleased that the Biden Administration is re-establishing the White House Task Force on New Americans. This critical interagency task force aims to ensure that immigrants–including those newly arrived and those who have long-established roots in the…

July 26, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Wendy Cervantes

CLASP Statement for the Record House Committee on the Judiciary Markup of H.R. 2920, American Families United Act July 27, 2022

CLASP submitted this statement for the record to the House Committee on the Judiciary for the July 27, 2022 markup of the American Families United Act (H.R. 2920). The bill would expand discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General in removal and…

November 29, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Hannah Liu

CLASP Comments in Response to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

CLASP submitted this comment on November 29, 2021 in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s notice for proposed rulemaking on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

July 7, 2021 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Responds to Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government, OMB Doc. No. 2021-09109

By CLASP, the Community Partnership Group (CPG), and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemakers 

June 14, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Wendy Cervantes

CTAN Statement for the Record for Hearing on H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021

CLASP, First Focus Campaign for Children, and other members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the June 15, 2021 hearing on “The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.”

March 11, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Wendy Cervantes

How the U.S. Citizenship Act Impacts Children

This fact sheet from CLASP and First Focus on Children provides an overview of how the U.S. Citizenship Act (USCA) impacts children and families.

November 30, 2020 | Report/Brief | Wendy Cervantes

Stop the Harm and Start Healing for Children in Immigrant Families

A set of recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration to address the harm to children in immigrant families have been through.

July 14, 2020 | Report/Brief | Wendy Cervantes

[Executive Summary] The Day That ICE Came: How Worksite Raids Are Once Again Harming Children and Families

The reemergence of worksite raids is an example of the Trump Administration’s enforcement-heavy approach that harms not only workers, but also families and communities.

July 13, 2020 | Report/Brief | Wendy Cervantes

The Day That ICE Came: How Worksite Raids Are Once Again Harming Children and Families

Children of immigrants now comprise one in four of all children in the United States. Hardworking immigrants continue to be humiliated and punished due to an unjust system that relies on and often exploits their labor. Their children, the majority of whom are U.S. citizens, are…

January 2, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Wendy Cervantes

Comments on USCIS Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Benefit Request Requirements

CLASP submitted these comments on December 23, 2019 to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to provisions of the published fee schedule that make immigration benefits less accessible to immigrants with low incomes or other vulnerable immigrants. 

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