Early Childhood
Take Action Today to Oppose SB 1798
If passed, Senate Bill 1798 would amend the Texas Education Code to reclassify students whose presence in the United States is “not authorized under federal statute” as non-residents.
Immigration
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Immigration
Tell Your State Representatives to Vote NO on H.B. 1554 and S.B. 1005
If passed, House Bill 1554 and Senate Bill 1005 would endanger children, separate families, and lead to violations of the right to due process by prohibiting public funding for legal services in immigration matters for people who are considered “unlawfully present.”
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Texas
Children & Families Facing Deportation Deserve Due Process
If passed, House Bill 1554 and Senate Bill 1005 would endanger children, separate families, and lead to violations of the right to due process by prohibiting public funding for legal services in immigration matters for people who are considered “unlawfully present.”
May 5, 2025
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Immigration
Oppose SB 8 and HB 5580: Protect Texas Children and Families
Two harmful bills, Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 5580, are moving through the Texas Legislature. If passed, these bills would require sheriffs in counties with populations over 100,000 to request and accept agreements with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that authorize local officers to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in carrying out federal immigration enforcement.
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Child Health
CDF-Texas, Partners Respond as Trump Administration Reopens Child and Family Detention Centers in Texas
Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-Texas) and its youth and immigrant advocacy partners warn that President Donald Trump’s decision to reopen detention facilities in Texas to jail immigrant families could create an array of negative physical and mental impacts for children.
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Immigration
CDF, CDF-Texas Endorse ‘American Dream and Promise Act’ to Protect Nation’s Dreamers, Provide Path to Citizenship
Children’s Defense Fund and Children’s Defense Fund-Texas have endorsed the American Dream and Promise Act, legislation that would grant permanent protections to Dreamers, immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children, as well as individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Immigration
Statement for the Record
CDF-TX strongly opposes the policy of mass deportations proposed by the incoming presidential administration.
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