CLASP Responds to the Request for Recommendations to Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families

CLASP, along with First Focus on Children, Children’s Defense Fund, The Children’s Partnership, and Save the Children, submitted this comment on January 24, 2022 in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) request for public input in supporting the work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families. The comment highlights the harmful impact of family separation on children caused by both interior and border immigration enforcement and provides the agency with specific recommendations on policy changes to help promote family unity.