When Immigrant Caregivers Disappear
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But on his second day in office, Trump revoked that policy. An April 2026 report by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) confirms that ICE is making it harder for childcare workers to do their jobs while also preventing working parents from getting the help they need.
“The environment of fear is destabilizing an already precarious industry and threatening childcare supply for all families, whether or not they’re documented citizens,” says Suma Setty, senior policy analyst at CLASP.
The researchers interviewed early childhood care providers and educators in seven states, and confirmed that the number of no-shows at day care and schools increases when there are reports of ICE activity nearby. From a New Jersey childcare director interviewed: “We might as well just close because of who we are and where we’re located and our demographic [because] we won’t have students.”
