Thrilled to start the day with fellow #PTA members at my first LegCon! Packed room for our @clasp.org & @nilc.org session on keeping schools safe for immigrant students & families.
Money that could keep rural hospitals open, expand health coverage, and feed hungry children is instead funding deportation operations that tear communities apart and devastate local economies. #SOTU
Deporting a hospitalized two-month-old baby has NOTHING to do with safety and EVERYTHING to do with cruelty. #SOTU
CTAN member Dr. Sophia Rodriguez of NYU writes in @nytopinion.nytimes.com: ICE presence and violence is terrorizing children. For the sake of our kids, this must stop! #Iceoutnow @sorophd.bsky.social
[1] As Congress’s deadline approaches to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), growing numbers of children and families continue to suffer in immigrant family detention.
childrenthriveaction.org/2026/02/chil...
Today, 430+ national, state & local orgs urged Congress to protect sensitive locations as it negotiates DHS funding. This would limit immigration enforcement and protect kids at schools, child care centers, health care facilities & places of worship.
www.clasp.org/publications...
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
Thank you MN and Democracy Fwd!! Schools are for learning, ICE has no place there! All our students should be able to learn without fear.
I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
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[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.
[3] “Congress must stand with young people and refuse to give additional taxpayer dollars to fund the Trump Admin’s terrorizing tactics.”
@wendydcervantes.bsky.social , @clasp.org
To all who call their dad "papi" (like me), this story hits a little harder. ICE continues to NOT follow its own policy where parents and kids are concerned: let parents make a phone call so their kids are not left wandering the streets searching for their missing parents! www.nj.com/morris/2026/...
How many four year olds do you think would be able to represent themselves in court, in another language, with no familiar faces nearby? Zero. It's zero.
[1] Today, children’s advocacy organizations submitted a public comment to the federal government opposing their proposed “Public Charge” rule, which would bring significant harm to children in immigrant families.
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[1] Today @durbin.senate.gov & Sen Murkowski introduced the bipartisan Dream Act of 2025 which would provide a pathway to citizenship for people who came to the U.S. with their families as children. The time is NOW to pass this bill! Read CTAN's statement:
childrenthriveaction.org/2025/12/chil...
UPDATE: Today a federal court blocked the unprecedented efforts by the IRS to share data on millions of taxpayers with ICE.
This is an important win for millions of people, and represents the first injunction against this unlawful data sharing.
[4] “As advocates for kids, we will do everything in our power to put a stop to this proposal and ensure that providers and families have access to accurate information.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org [2/2]
Yesterday, Homeland Security proposed to repeal the 2022 public charge rule. This would allow officers to arbitrarily deny green cards to immigrants based on their health, economic situation, or potential use of benefits like health care & food assistance. Learn more:
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
This MONDAY: ICE out of Child Care and Schools Emergency Call! Nov. 10th at 8pm ET, join us to hear how we can organize to protect our children and care workers/teachers! 👉: bit.ly/ice-OUT
As President Trump pours champagne at his Great Gatsby-themed party alongside his billionaire buddies. the government shutdow
As Trump pours champagne at his Great Gatsby-themed party alongside his billionaire buddies. the government shutdown caused more than 8,000 kids to lose access to #HeadStart!
Tell Congress to end the shutdown! https://action.momsrising.org/sign/Head_Start_shutdown_closures/?source=bsky.mr #MomSky
IPS’ response to the lawsuit from Indy AG demonstrates a commitment to ALL the students they serve.
“We respectfully hope that all concerned parties will recognize the heavy burden that silly litigation & political posturing places on students, families, & taxpayers.” myips.org/blog/distric...
[1] This morning, federal agents entered a learning center without a warrant and detained a Pre-K teacher in front of the children she cares for. In a video, the woman can be seen telling the agents that she has documentation.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
It should go without saying that these violent attacks on immigrant communities are deeply traumatizing for immigrant children. @wendydcervantes.bsky.social, Rebecca Ullrich, and Hannah Matthews wrote about this for @clasp.org in 2018. www.clasp.org/wp-content/u...
This is NOT okay and flies in the face of decades of shared belief that places that care for children should be safe havens: Child care worker detained by #ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org
Loan forgivness should NOT be an incentive to join ICE and terrorize our communities. See this new piece from Christian Collins @clasp.org www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress.
This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
Grateful for @clasp.org alumni who continue to do good around the country, and help make connections. Spent 3 days in Colorado with my team talking to immigrant parents and child care providers. Heart is tender and full.
There are countless ways to stand up for those being targeted across the country. As communities make their voices heard against civil rights violations and abuses of power, there is also an opportunity to support immigrants in your community who are facing separation, detention, or deportation.
Graphic with the text, "We’re suing to block the illegal deployment of the National Guard in Memphis." Also has an image of President Trump in the Oval Office. Also pictured from left to right are Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN).
BREAKING: We are suing to block Gov. Bill Lee's unlawful deployment of the National Guard in Memphis, which violates Tennessee state law and Constitution.
We're proud to bring this challenge with @democracyforward.org and Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC on behalf of seven TN elected officials.
Thank you for uplifting this important story!
