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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

Read more about our position and deep dive into the related analysis that shows why this is bad for workers, our economy, families, and everyone in between: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

Federal Shutdown Reflects Trump’s Chaotic Government; Children and Families Pay the Price | CLASP

In a functioning government, this budget would be free from interference by a presidential administration. Instead, the administration is manufacturing chaos and dysfunction to continue to weaken the ...

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

CLASP stands with the workers, parents, and children who deserve a government that functions for them. Congress must act now to reopen the government and put families first. #EndTheShutdown #CareIsEssential #PeopleOverPolitics

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

A shutdown means delays in paychecks for federal workers, disruptions in child care and nutrition assistance, and uncertainty for families who rely on public benefits to survive. Communities on the edge can’t afford this chaos.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

Budgets are moral documents. They reveal who and what our leaders value. When Congress refuses to fund programs that keep people healthy, housed, and fed, it’s families with the least who pay the highest price.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

The federal government has officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a budget. This isn’t just political theater—it’s a direct threat to children, families, and workers nationwide.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 1d

It’s official! Michigan home care workers have won their union! This historic win means a better future where care workers get the respect they deserve, and our loved ones can get the care they need. #CareIsEssential

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 2d

New at PB: Christian Collins of @clasp.org argues that what’s missing from conversations about the “enrollment cliff” is a desire to turn it into an “enrollment shift.”

To Save Higher Ed, Seek Our Black and Hispanic Men - Public Books

Policymakers and institutional leaders seeking to preserve higher education’s functionality should consider the enrollment and completion rates of Black and Hispanic men.

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Dennis Hogan @dennismhogan.bsky.social · 2d

Our “Higher Ed Under Trump” roundtable continues with this key contribution from Christian Collins at @clasp.org. Yes, the overall college-age population is shrinking, but enrollment needn’t necessarily crater if colleges can recruit and support Black and Hispanic men.

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 4d

The plan reportedly targets unaccompanied children aged 14 and older in U.S. custody. These are children who came to the U.S. alone or were separated by the U.S. government from their caregiver.

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 4d

On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alerted legal service providers serving immigrant children of their plans to incentivize the children to leave the country and abandon their legal rights to seek safety in the United States.

Children’s Advocates Condemn DHS Plans to Pay Children to Return Themselves to Harm - Children Thrive Action Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, [email protected] Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, [email protected] Washington, DC, October 5, 2025—On Th...

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you, Melanie Hicken at @cnn.com , for telling the stories of American kids impacted by immigration actions. The investigation found 100+ US citizen children were left without parents due to Trump’s deportation efforts.
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Hear from children left behind when their mother was deported

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 9d

“It’s literally a kid’s worst nightmare having someone come take your parents in the middle of the night,” said @wendydcervantes.bsky.social at @clasp.org . “No matter the outcome, you are turning a kid’s life upside down.”

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‘The new family separation crisis’: More than 100 US citizen kids left stranded by ICE enforcement actions, CNN finds | CNN Politics

Children across the US have ended up in the care of relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers and even strangers after ICE detained or deported their parents.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 8d

Too often, Black families are torn apart by systems that punish rather than support recovery. Equity means funding treatment that keeps families together. www.clasp.org/blog/familie...

Families Affected by Substance Use Need Holistic Healing and Recovery Support | CLASP

Recovery is not just about surviving substance use. For mothers and those they love, it’s about building a future where healing is possible, families are whole, and every generation has the chance to ...

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 10d

CTAN's own @wendydcervantes.bsky.social at @clasp.org writes in @washingtonpost.com : Immigration actions harm kids. DHS has a responsibility to preserve the rights of parents, no matter who is in the White House. #PostLetters

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 17d

This week, ICE agents in Leominster, MA detained a 5-year old girl to pressure her father to surrender to ICE. In response, CTAN issued the following statement: www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...

ICE agents held 5-year-old girl outside Leominster home to get father to surrender, family says

Video appears to show federal immigration agents trying to coax the man out of his Massachusetts home while asking, "Is that your daughter?"

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 28d

Great News on #HeadStart! The latest court rulings will protect immigrant families' access to the critical programs that'll ensure our next generation thrives. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

Court Rulings Maintain Access to Critical Programs for Immigrant Families | CLASP

The well-being of our next generation depends on protecting these programs and the children and families they have served for decades.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Sep 9

The official poverty rate dipped slightly from 2023 to 2024, down to 10.6%, and child poverty also fell to 14.3%. But the top line doesn't tell the whole story. Poverty rates for Black and Hispanic Americans did not budge and point to persistent inequities in our economy.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Sep 9

Today, Tue, Sept 9, the @uscensusbureau released new data on poverty and income. Let's break down what they show and why the simple truth remains clear:

📌 Poverty is a policy choice.

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · Sep 2

CTAN is outraged by the Trump Admin's attempt to forcibly remove dozens of immigrant kids over the holiday weekend.Read our statement and our partners' statements below: childrenthriveaction.org/2025/09/chil...
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Children’s Advocates Outraged by Trump Administration’s Attempt to Deport Children in Need of Safety - Children Thrive Action Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, [email protected] Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, [email protected] Washington, DC, September 2, 2025—Me...

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Aug 14

Today marks the 90th Anniversary of the creation of the #SocialSecurityAdministration #SSA.

But now, policymakers want to cut funding from SSA. Without these benefits, SSI beneficiaries would be left unable to afford essentials. www.clasp.org/publications...

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Child Care Providers United California @ccpucalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 9

🚨BREAKING🚨 #CCPUCalifornia has reached a tentative agreement w/the State of California that protects benefits, wins stabilization pay, & ongoing cost-of-living adjustments, helping keep child care doors open by starting to stem the loss of skilled providers created by low pay.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Jul 30

Read our latest blog and join us by pushing back against the destruction of our essential programs that help all of us thrive, not just those who get lucky. clasp.org/blog/tying-m...

Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Jul 30

These rules don’t promote work. They punish people for being poor. They punish gig workers, seasonal workers, caregivers, and those facing illness or crisis. They entrench the idea that only the “worthy” deserve care. #Medicaid60 #MedicaidCuts

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Jul 30

The new law imposes harsh work reporting requirements—meaning your ability to access health care now depends on arbitrary monthly work hour thresholds and burdensome paperwork. Fall short, and you lose your insurance.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · Jul 30

But this year, we’re not just celebrating—we’re fighting to protect it. The recently passed reconciliation bill, pushed by Trump and passed by Congressional Republicans, would slash Medicaid by over $800 billion—the largest cuts in the program’s history. #SaveMedicaid

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