This week: Responding to ICE Raids, 2026 Budget; CLASP & Union Ratify Contract
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
June 12, 2025
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Responding to ICE Raids, 2026 Budget; CLASP & Union Ratify Contract
In response to the continued assaults on programs and policies that support economic, social, gender, and racial justice, CLASP released two statements highlighting particularly harmful actions and decisions made by the Trump Administration:
* Trump’s Budget Proposal Upends Children, Families, Immigrants, and Workers [[link removed]]
CLASP’s statement on President Trump’s proposed 2026 budget highlights the harms that drastic funding cuts could cause immigrants, children, families, and workers.
* CLASP Condemns Los Angeles ICE Raids and Demands Release of SEIU President David Huerta [[link removed]]
CLASP’s statement on the ICE raids in Los Angeles condemned President Trump’s unilateral decision to call in the National Guard and called for the release of SEIU President David Huerta and others arrested in anti-ICE demonstrations.
CLASP and Union Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASP and CLASP Workers United, a new employee union represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union, have ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement.
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Budget Reconciliation Briefs
The Children’s Thrive Action Network created briefs on the House of Representatives’ reconciliation bill that focus on specific harms the proposed policies would have on immigrant families and children, including U.S. citizen children.
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CLASP is Hiring!
CLASP has begun our search for a Chief Operating Officer. More information can be found at the link, and please share this posting with your networks!
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In their new brief “ The Impact of Anti-immigrant Policies on Children, Families & the Child Care and Early Education Workforce [[link removed]] ,” CLASP and the National Women’s Law Center examine the impact of the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant policies on the child care and early education sector.
CLASP in the News
JUNE 11, 2025 | HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS
Pennsylvania needs paid family and medical leave | Opinion [[link removed]]
MAY 29, 2025 | CNN
Many US families depend on immigrant nannies. Trump’s policies could upend that [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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June 12 | Ashley Burnside and Jesse Fairbanks gave a presentation on block grants, how they work, and the strengths and weaknesses of them as funding streams for public benefit programs to the AIDS Institute.
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June 11 | Stephanie Schmit spoke on the opening plenary panel titled “Funding What Works: Driving Kindergarten Readiness with Federal Dollars and Local Leadership” at the Strive Together Policy Summit [[link removed]] in Washington, D.C.
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As part of the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition’s ongoing series, Juan Gomez spoke at two Congressional briefings the week of June 2nd on health care provisions and tax provisions in the reconciliation bill and how they would impact immigrant families.
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June 2 | Ashley Burnside gave a presentation to the Strive Together [[link removed]] state network about TANF.
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