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Impending Raids Are an Assault on Our Immigrant Families

We hate that we need to say this again, but we’ll say it again: We are horrified by and condemn the Trump administration’s imminent plans to conduct mass deportation roundups of immigrant families, which will do real and lasting harm to countless children.

July 12, 2019 | National

Housing

Comments on HUD's Proposed Verification of Eligible Status Rule (RIN 2501-AD89)

Children's Defense Fund submitted comments to voice our strong opposition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed rule regarding "verification of eligible status" because it threatens the health, development and well-being of children.

Immigration

New Levels of Shame

June 28, 2019 | National

Immigration

Supreme Court blocks Trump administration’s Census citizenship question

This morning, the Supreme Court blocked, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s effort to include a question about respondents’ citizenship status and thereby undermine the 2020 Census.

June 27, 2019 | National

Immigration

Letter in Support of the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (H.R. 3451) and the Help Separated Families Act (H.R. 3452)

Children's Defense Fund joined other leading national organizations to express our strong support for the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (H.R. 3451) and the Help Separated Families Act (H.R. 3452), which codify protections for children who may be separated from their parents by immigration enforcement actions in the interior.

Immigration

Statement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Trump administration’s actions to separate immigrant families will do lasting harm to children

June 21, 2019 | National

Immigration

Statement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Trump administration’s actions to separate immigrant families will do lasting harm to children

Immigration

Dream and Promise Act Clears the House

With cheers of “Sí se puede!” and “Yes we can!” echoing in the gallery, the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), legislation that—if enacted—would provide about 2.5 million immigrants with a path to citizenship.

June 14, 2019 | National

Immigration

Speaking Out for All Our Children: Immigration Is a Children’s Issue

Roughly 18.5 million of children under age 18 in America have one or more parents who were born outside of the U.S.—that’s about one quarter of our children.

June 3, 2019 | National

Immigration

In Praise of “Mom Mode”

When Teresa Todd, an elected official, government lawyer and single mother, saw three siblings struggling along a dark West Texas highway, she didn’t hesitate. She pulled over and went into “mom mode.”

May 11, 2019 | National