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
  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 
  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. 

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. 

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! 

In their new brief “The Impact of Anti-immigrant Policies on Children, Families & the Child Care and Early Education Workforce,” 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.