This week: ICE shooting in Minneapolis, child care funding freezes, and federal funding threats in five states
New CLASP statements on Minneapolis ICE shooting and child care funding freezes—plus news clips and recent events.[link removed] [[link removed]]
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
January 8, 2026
CLASP Abhors ICE Shooting in Minneapolis and Condemns HHS Funding Cuts to Children and Families in Five States
CLASP released several statements this week in response to a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis and new threats from the Trump Administration to funding for programs that serve children and families:
* ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Woman in Minneapolis [[link removed]]
CLASP condemns the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and calls on Congress as well as state and local officials to hold the agency and administration accountable for the harm they have caused.
* Child Care Providers Across Many States Attacked by “Influencers”; HHS Response Threatens Access for Children and Families [[link removed]]
Recently, a spate of “influencers” accusing child care centers of fraud has caused the Department of Health and Human Services to freeze federal child care funding in Minnesota. CLASP’s statement highlights the confusion and harm these politically motivated actions will have on children, families, and providers across the country.
* Freezing $10 Billion in Federal Funding Will Harm Children and Families [[link removed]]
CLASP’s statement on the administration’s announcement to withhold funding for programs that support children and families in five blue states highlights both the illegality of this threat and the impacts the loss of funding would have on families, providers, and communities.
How the Trump Administration has Undermined Child Care and Early Education Programs in 2025
In this fact sheet, CLASP’s Child Care and Early Education team documents the ways the Trump Administration has undermined families’ access to child care and early education, disproportionately harming families with low incomes and families of color. The fact sheet also outlines efforts to defend critical programs and the urgent need to protect providers, children, and families.
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CLASP in the News
JANUARY 8, 2026 | VERITE NEWS
Fearing arrest and deportation, immigrant parents look for willing guardians for their kids [[link removed]]
JANUARY 8, 2026 | THE NEW REPUBLIC
Trump’s Childcare Funding Freezes Are Going to Hit All Kids Hard [[link removed]]
JANUARY 6, 2026 | CNN
Trump is freezing funds for small but key welfare program. Here’s what TANF does [[link removed]]
JANUARY 5, 2026 | AP
How Mississippi could meet the needs of more than 19,000 families waiting for child care vouchers [[link removed]]
JANUARY 1, 2026 | THE WASHINGTON POST
Day cares say they are unfairly punished over misleading Minnesota video [[link removed]]
DECEMBER 23, 2025 | QUE PASA MEDIA NETWORK
Nueva regla migratoria afectaría a niños de familias inmigrantes [[link removed]]
DECEMBER 22, 2025 | STATEPOINT MEDIA
What Moms Want in 2026: Child Care Investments and Safety for Children [[link removed]]
DECEMBER 19, 2025 | PEOPLE’S WORLD
Union-buster at Amazon, Apple, Tesla and Space X now running NLRB [[link removed]]
Recent Events
January 7 | Rachel Wilensky presented to the Coalition on Human Needs’ weekly advocates meeting on the impact of the administration’s nationwide implementation of Defend the Spend for child care funding, and the funding freezes for child care, TANF, and SSBG programs in five states.
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