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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
February 5, 2026
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CLASP Urges Senate to Reject Funding Bill that Will Endanger More Lives
CLASP’s statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s funding bill urged Congress to reject any legislation that further empowers Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump Administration to terrorize children, families, and communities.
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Stop Terrorizing our Kids: How Immigration Agents are Harming Children and What Policymakers Can Do to Stop It
This new brief from Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN), which CLASP co-founded, highlights how children have been harmed by immigration actions in the first month of 2026, and calls on Congress to reject additional funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
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Public Benefits and Food Inclusivity: A View into the Plant-Based Food World
For the second blog in her series, Ashley Blair, a member of CLASP’s Community Partnership Group, examines the ability of SNAP and WIC recipients to purchase the food that aligns with their dietary needs or cultural or personal preferences.
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Child Care and Development Fund Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Comment
CLASP submitted a comment opposing the administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking that would change how the Child Care and Development Fund program supports families who need child care and care providers.
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The new report [[link removed]] “ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families” found that since the beginning of the second Trump Administration, fewer U.S.-born teenagers in mixed-status families were attending school, due in large part to the need to financially support parents who could no longer work because of their immigration status.
CLASP in the News
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 | HECHINGER REPORT
Parental stress, raids, and isolation: How immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children [[link removed]]
JANUARY 23, 2026 | THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
Trump’s War on Child Care [[link removed]]
JANUARY 23, 2026 | THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Congress members should oppose immigration policies harming Georgia families [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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On January 27, Juan Carlos Gomez presented at the National Head Start Association on H.R.1 and the ongoing situation in Minnesota with ICE.
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On January 29, Wendy Chun-Hoon participated in the Democratic Women’s Caucus roundtable on the impact of immigration activities on child care.
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On February 4, Wendy Chun-Hoon spoke at a roundtable with members of Congress about the attacks the Trump Administration has launched against working women.
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