Aug 12, 2019 | Press Release | Immigrant Access to Benefits

Advocates Vow to Block Trump Attack on Millions of Families and American Democracy

Trump's "public charge" rule intends to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs by placing them at risk of being denied lawful permanent status.

Aug 8, 2019 | Press Release | Immigrant Children and Families

Mississippi Worksite Raids Leave Hundreds of Children Stranded Without Parents and Raise Concerns About ICE Policy

Immigrant Children and Families

Immigration Raid Resources

Jul 22, 2019 | Blog Post | Rebecca Ullrich

Preparing for Immigration Raids: What Child and Youth Advocates and Service Providers Can Do

Children in immigrant families make up one-quarter of all children in the United States and represent the fastest growing segment of the country's increasingly diverse child population. Yet immigrant children and families are more likely to be low income and face systemic barriers to health and nutrition supports. Harsh immigration enforcement policies also threaten the safety and wellbeing of the millions of children in mixed-status families. CLASP advocates for federal and state policy reforms to promote health, economic security, and overall success for immigrant children, youth, and families.

Featured Expert:

Wendy Cervantes

Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families

Immigrant Children and Families

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September 11, 2019 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

50 Years of Effective Advocacy for Fairness, Equality, and Social Justice

September 10, 2019 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families

Latest Poverty Data: Children’s Health Insurance Down, Families’ Economic Security at Risk

August 28, 2019 | News Clip | Immigrant Children and Families

Immigration public charge rule has chilling effect, engenders lawsuits

August 28, 2019 | News Clip | Immigrant Access to Benefits

Nonprofit health system encourages immigrant patients to continue care

August 22, 2019 | News Clip | Immigrant Children and Families

Advocates Say Trump’s Flores Rule Change is ‘a Call for the Mass Internment of Children’

Protecting Immigrant Families

The Trump Administration is attempting to block low-income immigrant families, including their citizen children, from access to basic needs programs that promote economic security by providing health care, nutrition, and housing assistance. The Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future campaign brings together leading advocates for immigrants; children, education, health, anti-hunger, and anti-poverty groups; to defend against these threats and support a productive national dialogue about our country’s immigrant tradition and economic future.

Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign Resources