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Immigration

What to Know about Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to End Birthright Citizenship

On his first day back in office, President Trump announced an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for certain children born in the U.S.

February 11, 2025 | Texas

Immigration

Statement for the Record U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs “Remain in Mexico”

Based on our extensive expertise working at the intersection of immigration policy and child well-being, CDF-TX strongly opposes reinstatement of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), widely known as the Remain in Mexico policy.

Immigration

Vote NO on HR 29, Laken Riley Act

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-Texas) urges you to vote NO on HR 29, the Laken Riley Act. This is not a border security bill. HR 29 is a discriminatory, anti-immigrant bill that violates the U.S. Constitution by rolling back basic due process protections that protect those who are wrongfully arrested from losing their immigration status.

January 9, 2025 | Texas

Immigration

Statement for the Record

CDF-TX strongly opposes the policy of mass deportations proposed by the incoming presidential administration.

December 19, 2024 | Texas

Immigration

Policy Overview RE Bills Blocking Access to Education for Immigrant Children

The 89 Texas legislative session will begin January 14, 2025, and the filing period for bills started in November, which means that some of the proposed legislation that will be considered and voted on by our state legislature has already been introduced.

Immigration

TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Key Immigration Case that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children

AUSTIN, TX—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases that will largely determine the futures of hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Texas.

October 10, 2024 | Texas

Immigration

CDF-Texas Asylum Explainer Fact Sheet

Effective October 1, the Biden administration has taken action to indefinitely extend current restrictions on the ability to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, which have come to be known as the “asylum ban.”

Immigration

New Report Reveals the Scale of State Violence Inflicted on Migrant Children and Families under Operation Lone Star

CDF-TX is deeply concerned about the severe and life-threatening mistreatment of migrant children and their families by law enforcement agencies carrying out Operation Lone Star in our state, and about the fact that many of these migrants—who fear persecution, torture, or death in their home countries—are being denied the legal right under U.S. and international law to apply for asylum.

September 24, 2024 | Texas

Virtual

American Youth Policy Forum, Powered by CDF

Join us on Nov 8 for the AYPF Forum, powered by CDF, exploring post-election youth policy impact and amplifying young voices.

November 8, 2024

National | Hybrid

Immigration

CDF-Texas Condemns Violent Language from Governor Abbott Regarding People Crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border

Austin, TX — Children’s Defense Fund-Texas strongly condemns violent language used by Texas Governor Greg Abbott regarding the state’s actions as it pertains to receiving individuals and families who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

January 12, 2024 | Texas