Children Thrive Action Network
@letkidsthrive.bsky.social
A network of advocates & service providers at the national, state, & local levels who work directly with or on behalf of children in immigrant families.
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Manteniéndonos Íntegros y Unidos: Una Carta de Amor y Guía de Apoyo Para Familias Inmigrantes - Children Thrive Action Network
Los recientes ataques del gobierno federal han dejado un impacto duradero en las familias y comunidades inmigrantes. Durante estos tiempos difíciles, reconocemos el impacto mental que están enfrentand...
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CTAN is honored to collaborate with @justiceleaders.bsky.social, National Parents Union, and compassionate partners to share a Love Letter to Immigrant Families. Please share widely to let immigrant parents know they are seen, heard, & cared for!
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We join @cdf1973.bsky.social in standing with children, families and communities who are being terrorized by ICE. We demand Congress take action and refuse to give ICE more money. #ICEOUTNOW
"Across the nation, the well-being of our children is being threatened" | After Congress’ recent decision to temporarily extend DHS funding, CDF urges lawmakers to reach a deal that ends the department’s brutal tactics harming youth nationwide. Read more: https://bit.ly/4afWydV 📸 = MN Public Radio
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
We join @cdf1973.bsky.social in standing with children, families and communities who are being terrorized by ICE. We demand Congress take action and refuse to give ICE more money. #ICEOUTNOW
We're standing with immigrants and rejecting harmful language.
Join us Feb 9–15 for a national Week of Action rooted in love and solidarity.
#ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
Join us Feb 9–15 for a national Week of Action rooted in love and solidarity.
#ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We're standing with immigrants and rejecting harmful language.
Join us Feb 9–15 for a national Week of Action rooted in love and solidarity.
#ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
Join us Feb 9–15 for a national Week of Action rooted in love and solidarity.
#ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
[6] "The federal government should never be responsible for orphaning children or terrorizing deeply-rooted families. ICE must get out of Ohio and all of our nation’s communities.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[6] "The federal government should never be responsible for orphaning children or terrorizing deeply-rooted families. ICE must get out of Ohio and all of our nation’s communities.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org
[5] "Let these kids grow up with intact, loving families, in a safe & vibrant community. If we value human life and care about kids, then we know what we need to do. Reject ICE, reject mass deportation, & continue legal status for Haitians.” @tramontela of Ohio Immigrant Alliance
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[5] "Let these kids grow up with intact, loving families, in a safe & vibrant community. If we value human life and care about kids, then we know what we need to do. Reject ICE, reject mass deportation, & continue legal status for Haitians.” @tramontela of Ohio Immigrant Alliance
[4] "We and our children deserve to have our humanity and dignity respected. We should be able to safely remain in this city we call home.”
Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio
Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[4] "We and our children deserve to have our humanity and dignity respected. We should be able to safely remain in this city we call home.”
Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio
Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio
[3] More than 260K Haitian nationals across the U.S. would lose their TPS protections if the Trump Administration wins the legal battle. Now is the time to stand with our Haitian neighbors and demand continued legal status for Haitians and #ICEOut of our communities!
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Trump’s Racist Attacks Against TPS Will Rip Apart Families, Harm Local Economies, and Endanger Thousands | CLASP
The Trump Administration and its DHS are following through on their plans to come after TPS and strip hundreds of thousands of migrants of their legal status.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[3] More than 260K Haitian nationals across the U.S. would lose their TPS protections if the Trump Administration wins the legal battle. Now is the time to stand with our Haitian neighbors and demand continued legal status for Haitians and #ICEOut of our communities!
www.clasp.org/publications...
www.clasp.org/publications...
[2] Even though this delays Haitians losing their TPS, the Haitian community in Ohio continues to experience fear & uncertainty as they face the threat of an immigration abduction operation in Springfield.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[2] Even though this delays Haitians losing their TPS, the Haitian community in Ohio continues to experience fear & uncertainty as they face the threat of an immigration abduction operation in Springfield.
[1] This week a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.
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Respect Our Families and Children, ICE Out of Ohio Communities! - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, [email protected] Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, [email protected] Washington, DC, February 4, 2026—As...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
[1] This week a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.
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New story from
@hechingerreport.org features @sumasetty.bsky.social
discussing the consequences of ICE enforcement on children, including sleep problems, fear of police, and increased emotional reactivity. Children deserve better! #IceOutNow
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@hechingerreport.org features @sumasetty.bsky.social
discussing the consequences of ICE enforcement on children, including sleep problems, fear of police, and increased emotional reactivity. Children deserve better! #IceOutNow
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Immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children
Young kids need mental health support, protection from witnessing aggressive enforcement, experts say.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
New story from
@hechingerreport.org features @sumasetty.bsky.social
discussing the consequences of ICE enforcement on children, including sleep problems, fear of police, and increased emotional reactivity. Children deserve better! #IceOutNow
hechingerreport.org/parents-chil...
@hechingerreport.org features @sumasetty.bsky.social
discussing the consequences of ICE enforcement on children, including sleep problems, fear of police, and increased emotional reactivity. Children deserve better! #IceOutNow
hechingerreport.org/parents-chil...
Read the full article here: eldiariony.com/2026/01/30/o...
Operativos de ICE desatan “absoluto terror” entre familias, expresa Keri Rodrigues, presidenta de asociación de padres - El Diario NY
Rodrigues está al frente del Sindicato Nacional de Padres y comparte la experiencia personal y profesional sobre operativos migratorios en escuelas
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February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Read the full article here: eldiariony.com/2026/01/30/o...
CTAN member Keri Rodrigues of the National Parents Union discusses the devastating impact of ICE operations on children & families. Our communities are living in fear that their loved ones will be taken by ICE. For our kids, ICE out of our communities! #IceOutNow
February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
CTAN member Keri Rodrigues of the National Parents Union discusses the devastating impact of ICE operations on children & families. Our communities are living in fear that their loved ones will be taken by ICE. For our kids, ICE out of our communities! #IceOutNow
New policy analysis from Sophia Rodriguez of @nyu.edu discusses the impact of anti-immigration and anti-Plyler legislation on immigrant children, youth, and families. Read below!
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Policies that harm or help?: How anti-immigrant policies threaten and deepen inequalities for immigrant children, youth, and families
Amid a rapidly evolving political landscape, undocumented immigrant youth face significant threats to their rights to safety and education. Dr. Sophia Rodriguez outlines how different policies can hel...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:44 PM
New policy analysis from Sophia Rodriguez of @nyu.edu discusses the impact of anti-immigration and anti-Plyler legislation on immigrant children, youth, and families. Read below!
steinhardt.nyu.edu/ihdsc/polici...
steinhardt.nyu.edu/ihdsc/polici...
"We must keep families together & ensure that policies and practices reflect what we know to be true: children need safety, stability, and care to survive and to flourish."
Thank you Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for uplifting this call to defend children.
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Thank you Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for uplifting this call to defend children.
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Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear. - Early Childhood Funders Collaborative
Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear. ______________________________________________________________________________________ A Statement from ECFC Executive Director Shannon L. Rudis...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"We must keep families together & ensure that policies and practices reflect what we know to be true: children need safety, stability, and care to survive and to flourish."
Thank you Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for uplifting this call to defend children.
ecfunders.org/children-are...
Thank you Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for uplifting this call to defend children.
ecfunders.org/children-are...
[4] As CTAN, we condemn the House passage of additional funding to ICE. We call on the Senate to speak out against these harms against children & refuse to give ICE more money to terrorize and detain our children and families. childrenthriveaction.org/2026/01/chil...
Children’s Advocates to Congress: Protect Our Children, No More Money to ICE - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, [email protected] Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, [email protected] Washington, D.C., January 20, 2026—In...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
[4] As CTAN, we condemn the House passage of additional funding to ICE. We call on the Senate to speak out against these harms against children & refuse to give ICE more money to terrorize and detain our children and families. childrenthriveaction.org/2026/01/chil...
[3] Children have borne the consequences of ICE’s cruel and dehumanizing tactics that endanger them and blatantly disregard their well-being. We are outraged at the trauma and irreversible harm ICE has caused children across the country.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
[3] Children have borne the consequences of ICE’s cruel and dehumanizing tactics that endanger them and blatantly disregard their well-being. We are outraged at the trauma and irreversible harm ICE has caused children across the country.
[2] While Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the bill, seven Democrats joined Republicans to pass it, despite new reports of ICE agents abducting and physically harming children and youth, including 5-year-old Liam Ramos of Minnesota.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE detains 4 Minnesota students, including 5-year-old, school district says
Vice President JD Vance, who is in Minneapolis, asked: "Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a 5-year-old child freeze to death?"
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
[2] While Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the bill, seven Democrats joined Republicans to pass it, despite new reports of ICE agents abducting and physically harming children and youth, including 5-year-old Liam Ramos of Minnesota.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
[1] Yesterday, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that would funnel millions of dollars in additional funding to ICE to terrorize our families, children, and communities.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
[1] Yesterday, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that would funnel millions of dollars in additional funding to ICE to terrorize our families, children, and communities.
Reposted by Children Thrive Action Network
Let their cruelty fuel our solidarity.
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Let their cruelty fuel our solidarity.
[15] “Aggressive immigration enforcement threatens children and families’ mental health and safety [...] Congress must exercise its power of the purse to better support accountability of federal immigration enforcement.”
Gladis Molina Alt, @theyoungcenter.bsky.social
Gladis Molina Alt, @theyoungcenter.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[15] “Aggressive immigration enforcement threatens children and families’ mental health and safety [...] Congress must exercise its power of the purse to better support accountability of federal immigration enforcement.”
Gladis Molina Alt, @theyoungcenter.bsky.social
Gladis Molina Alt, @theyoungcenter.bsky.social
[14]"Congress must protect children & families & refuse any additional funding to ICE [...] No child should grow up believing that learning & love come at the expense of losing their family.” Keri Rodrigues, National Parents Union
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[14]"Congress must protect children & families & refuse any additional funding to ICE [...] No child should grow up believing that learning & love come at the expense of losing their family.” Keri Rodrigues, National Parents Union
[13] “We agree with those who point out that this “is not only an immigration issue—it’s a threat to our democracy.” For these reasons, we feel that ICE is grossly overfunded.”
Mel Wilson, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
Mel Wilson, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[13] “We agree with those who point out that this “is not only an immigration issue—it’s a threat to our democracy.” For these reasons, we feel that ICE is grossly overfunded.”
Mel Wilson, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
Mel Wilson, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
[12]“Congress is not helpless in the face of this cruelty & it’s time for our lawmakers to do the right thing: stop funding an agency that is directly harming children & instead invest in the policies that truly promote child safety & family well-being.” Linda Spears,Child Welfare League of America
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[12]“Congress is not helpless in the face of this cruelty & it’s time for our lawmakers to do the right thing: stop funding an agency that is directly harming children & instead invest in the policies that truly promote child safety & family well-being.” Linda Spears,Child Welfare League of America
[11] “This is not only an immigration issue—it’s a threat to our democracy. If Congress keeps funding ICE, despite escalating violence and a complete lack of accountability, it enables that violence and puts us all at risk.”
Mandi Remington, Corridor Community Action Network
Mandi Remington, Corridor Community Action Network
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[11] “This is not only an immigration issue—it’s a threat to our democracy. If Congress keeps funding ICE, despite escalating violence and a complete lack of accountability, it enables that violence and puts us all at risk.”
Mandi Remington, Corridor Community Action Network
Mandi Remington, Corridor Community Action Network
[10] “Congress must refuse any additional funding for immigration enforcement and instead protect the sacred spaces where our children learn and grow.”
Alejandra Vázquez Baur, National Newcomer Network
Alejandra Vázquez Baur, National Newcomer Network
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[10] “Congress must refuse any additional funding for immigration enforcement and instead protect the sacred spaces where our children learn and grow.”
Alejandra Vázquez Baur, National Newcomer Network
Alejandra Vázquez Baur, National Newcomer Network
[9] "America’s moms are horrified by the increasingly brutal tactics ICE is using to tear apart our communities, and the devastating harm it is causing to children and families.”
Xochitl Oseguera, @momsrising.org
Xochitl Oseguera, @momsrising.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
[9] "America’s moms are horrified by the increasingly brutal tactics ICE is using to tear apart our communities, and the devastating harm it is causing to children and families.”
Xochitl Oseguera, @momsrising.org
Xochitl Oseguera, @momsrising.org