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July 02, 2026 |

One Year into H.R. 1: Funding for Health Care and Nutrition Programs Slashed While Immigration Enforcement Balloons, Harming Millions

July 4th will mark one year since Congress passed and Donald Trump signed into law the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025, which included the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the programs’ histories and prioritized funding to separate immigrant families and give tax breaks…

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June 17, 2026 | Fact Sheet | Mikayla Slaydon

Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Child Care and Early Education Programs (Updated June 2026)

June 09, 2026 | Fact Sheet | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Equity Matters: Under the Surface: How Racism Continues to Shape Fraud Narratives in Public Benefits

May 29, 2026 | Report/Brief | Teon Hayes

If Congress Can Allow Rotisserie Chicken, Why Stop There?

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Immigrants and their families face unique barriers to basic health care and nutrition assistance, including laws that restrict even lawfully present immigrants’ access to federal means-tested benefits. Immigrants and their children—many of whom are U.S. citizens—are less likely to use programs like SNAP or Medicaid even when they are eligible, due to confusing rules and immigration-related concerns. CLASP works to protect access to critical benefits and income supports for all children and families who need them, regardless of immigration status.

Featured Expert: 
Suma Setty

Suma Setty

Associate Director for Immigration Research and Advocacy

Immigrant Access to Benefits

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July 02, 2026 | Press Release | Children, Youth, & Families
One Year into H.R. 1: Funding for Health Care and Nutrition Programs Slashed While Immigration Enforcement Balloons, Harming Millions
March 13, 2026 | News Clip | Child Care and Early Education
Head Start Providers Fight to Claw Back Protections from ICE Enforcement
February 25, 2026 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
State of the Union Rehashes 2025 Playbook of Harms to Children, Families, and Workers
February 18, 2026 | News Clip | Children, Youth, & Families
Demanding Better Protection for Immigrant Kids
February 13, 2026 | News Clip | Children, Youth, & Families
How immigration raids traumatize children and undermine the childcare system

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Increasing Enrollment, Improving Outcomes

Our Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP) project helps state-level advocates increase enrollment in work support programs, including Medicaid and SNAP, through more integrated systems. There is strong evidence that work supports improve people’s immediate and long-term health as well as their educational and economic outcomes. Research also shows that receiving the full package of benefits—not just one program—is especially effective.

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ASAP Project Overview

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

Cross-Program Benefit Access Publications
Fact Sheet | June 17, 2026
Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Child Care and Early Education Programs (Updated June 2026)
Report/Brief | May 29, 2026
If Congress Can Allow Rotisserie Chicken, Why Stop There?
Report/Brief | March 23, 2026
A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs
| March 17, 2026
CLASP Statement for the Record: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Hearing: “Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe”
Fact Sheet | September 19, 2025
The Trump Administration is Using Student Debt to Build a Military State

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Our Team

Juan Carlos Gomez
Juan Carlos Gomez
Director of Legislative Affairs
Suma Setty
Suma Setty
Associate Director for Immigration Research and Advocacy
Wendy Cervantes
Wendy Cervantes
Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families
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