Immigration
It’s Time to LIFT the BAR
Everyone deserves the right to resources and opportunities they need to thrive. In the United States, millions of lawfully present immigrants cannot access critical resources.
Immigration
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Child Health
Support AAPI Communities Every Month
This month we’re taking a moment to do just that and direct you to follow the partners who lead the work to uplift AAPI communities.
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Immigration
Children Need Safety and Support, Not Government Neglect: Texas and Florida Executive Orders Attack Unaccompanied Children
Upon their arrival, unaccompanied children are put in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which operates a network of facilities where children are placed as they wait to be reunited with their families
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Immigration
Children Need Safety and Support, Not Government Neglect: Texas and Florida Executive Orders Attack Unaccompanied Children
Thousands of children travel alone to the United States seeking safety. Unaccompanied children are put in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which operates a network of facilities where children are placed as they wait to be reunited with their families.
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Immigration
Children Need Protection, Not Rejection: The Violence of Title 42
On April 1st, the Biden Administration announced it would terminate Title 42, a harmful policy that expels migrants and asylum-seekers in the U.S. back to the conditions they fled.
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Immigration
Children Need a Welcome, Not Endangerment: End MPP for All
Since 2019, at least 21,300 children seeking asylum in the United States have faced threats of violence and endured dangerous conditions as a result of the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), according to a February 2022 report from Human Rights Watch.
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Immigration
Children Need Safety, Security, and Stability: How Immigration Enforcement Policies Harm Children
At the heart of this mission is CDF’s work at the intersection of child well-being and racial justice. For children in immigrant families specifically, this work involves child-focused advocacy on immigration and other intersecting policies that impact their development and well-being.
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Immigration
This is the Starting Point: A Pathway to Citizenship is Essential for Children
Citizenship must be the starting point, and not the destination, in securing opportunities for all children to grow and thrive. As CDF’s new infographic and factsheet shows, citizenship means better opportunities for improved health and mental health outcomes, strengthened health care access, and much more to support children’s healthy development.
