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Immigration in the news: What early childhood stakeholders need to know
*Public charge blocked by the courts*
Last month, five federal courts blocked the Trump Administration's public charge regulation from taking effect. Therefore, the existing, narrower public charge test will continue while the lawsuits play out. As long as any of the nationwide injunctions remain in effect, the use of health, nutrition, and housing programs *cannot* be considered for immigrants adjusting status in the United States. Read our updated Q&A for early childhood stakeholders [ [link removed] ] and new fact sheet [ [link removed] ] for providers and advocates to learn more.
*DACA heads to the Supreme Court*
On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments [ [link removed] ]on the validity of the Trump Administration's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which offers immigrant youth and young adults temporary protection from deportation and the ability to work and go to school without fear of enforcement. DACA has helped nearly 800,000 Dreamers further their education and employment prospects. It also provides economic and emotional security [ [link removed] ] for roughly 256,000 U.S. citizen-children [ [link removed] ] who have a parent with DACA. CLASP partnered with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and dozens of children's advocacy organizations, medical professionals, and child development experts to file an amicus brief [ [link removed] ] asking the Court to consider the effects of terminating DACA on citizen-children.
The Supreme Court's decision-which is expected sometime in 2020-will have significant implications for families nationwide. Stay up-to-date on DACA at [link removed] [ [link removed] ], and take action by:
* Uplifting the #HomeIsHere [ [link removed] ] campaign on social media
* Calling your members of Congress [ [link removed] ] to support immigrant youth and the Dream Act
* Joining United We Dream's Here to Stay [ [link removed] ] network
*Legal advocates estimate that as many as 1,500 children were impacted by an August worksite raid in Central Mississippi*
The House Committee on Homeland Security held a field hearing in Tougaloo, Mississippi on November 7* *to discuss the impact of the worksite raid earlier this summer that resulted in nearly 700 hardworking people being arrested. Advocates, faith leaders, and legal service providers shared powerful testimony about the devastating consequences that the raid has had for an estimated 1,500 children, their families, and the broader community. Watch [ [link removed] ] the hearing and read CLASP's statement for the record [ [link removed] ] to learn more.
*Judge rules U.S. must provide mental health services to** families separated at the border*
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. government knowingly inflicted trauma [ [link removed] ] when it forcibly separated migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border and is therefore responsible for providing treatment. CLASP's Rebecca Ullrich (@becca_ullrich [ [link removed] ]) lays out in this Twitter thread [ [link removed] ] why we can't ignore the intentional harm that's been imposed on children all across the country -check it out!
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