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We're pleased to see @juliesulabor.bsky.social tapped for this critical role. She's dedicated her career to fighting for economic security, and she'll do an amazing job for millions of New Yorkers!
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Mamdani Names Deputy Mayors for Housing and Economic Justice
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December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're pleased to see @juliesulabor.bsky.social tapped for this critical role. She's dedicated her career to fighting for economic security, and she'll do an amazing job for millions of New Yorkers!
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[1] Today, children’s advocacy organizations submitted a public comment to the federal government opposing their proposed “Public Charge” rule, which would bring significant harm to children in immigrant families.
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Nearly 200 Children’s Advocacy Organizations Oppose Proposed Rule That Will Bring Harm to Children and Immigrant Families - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, December 19, 2025—Tod...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
[1] Today, children’s advocacy organizations submitted a public comment to the federal government opposing their proposed “Public Charge” rule, which would bring significant harm to children in immigrant families.
childrenthriveaction.org/2025/12/near...
childrenthriveaction.org/2025/12/near...
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**NEW RESOURCE ALERT: Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know **
Parents have the right to make decisions about the care and safety of their children, even while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
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Parents have the right to make decisions about the care and safety of their children, even while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
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Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know | CLASP
We know that ICE does not always honor people’s rights. However, below are five things to know about your parental rights under the policy and how to ask for them.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
**NEW RESOURCE ALERT: Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know **
Parents have the right to make decisions about the care and safety of their children, even while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
www.clasp.org/publications...
Parents have the right to make decisions about the care and safety of their children, even while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
www.clasp.org/publications...
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Since taking office on January 20, the Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined families’ access to child care and early education. See @CLASP_DC’s latest factsheet for a timeline and detailed documentation of the administration’s actions. www.clasp.org/publications...
How the Trump Administration has Undermined Child Care and Early Education Programs in 2025 | CLASP
By Shira Small, Rachel Wilensky, and Stephanie Schmit Since taking office on January 20, the Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined families’ access to child care and early education—dispropor...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Since taking office on January 20, the Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined families’ access to child care and early education. See @CLASP_DC’s latest factsheet for a timeline and detailed documentation of the administration’s actions. www.clasp.org/publications...
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My latest for @clasp.org is a blog on the SCORE Act, a dangerous bill for #highered that has flown under the radar.
The only crisis facing college sports is one of leadership, and students are being failed by their institutions and by Congress.
#NCAA #EduSky
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The only crisis facing college sports is one of leadership, and students are being failed by their institutions and by Congress.
#NCAA #EduSky
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The SCORE Act Would Harm College Athletes by Codifying Inequity into Federal Law | CLASP
This legislation is an attempt by Congress to pass the blame from its own inaction onto students who are only seeking the right to be paid for their labor.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My latest for @clasp.org is a blog on the SCORE Act, a dangerous bill for #highered that has flown under the radar.
The only crisis facing college sports is one of leadership, and students are being failed by their institutions and by Congress.
#NCAA #EduSky
www.clasp.org/blog/the-sco...
The only crisis facing college sports is one of leadership, and students are being failed by their institutions and by Congress.
#NCAA #EduSky
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As people face rising grocery prices and an uncertain economy, community groups across the country are rallying volunteers with creative ways to ensure their neighbors don’t go hungry.
With lasagna and burritos, neighbors feed one another as food prices soar
As people face rising grocery prices and an uncertain economy, community groups are rallying volunteers with creative ways to ensure their neighbors don’t go hungry.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As people face rising grocery prices and an uncertain economy, community groups across the country are rallying volunteers with creative ways to ensure their neighbors don’t go hungry.
1/ Thank you to @congressmin.bsky.social and @chu.house.gov for leading 43 members of Congress in demanding answers on ICE’s failure to meet basic medical & notification standards which have led to 25 deaths since Jan 2025. This is a humanitarian crisis & must end now. min.house.gov/media/press-...
Reps. Min, Chu Lead 43 Representatives in Letter Demanding Answers on Systemic Pattern of Deaths in ICE Detainment Facilities
Washington, D.C. — Following the death of Gabriel Garcia-Aviles, a constituent of Representative Dave Min (CA-47), in ICE custody, Reps. Min and Judy Chu (CA-28) are leading 43 of their colleagues in ...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
1/ Thank you to @congressmin.bsky.social and @chu.house.gov for leading 43 members of Congress in demanding answers on ICE’s failure to meet basic medical & notification standards which have led to 25 deaths since Jan 2025. This is a humanitarian crisis & must end now. min.house.gov/media/press-...
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[4] “As advocates for kids, we will do everything in our power to put a stop to this proposal and ensure that providers and families have access to accurate information.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org [2/2]
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
[4] “As advocates for kids, we will do everything in our power to put a stop to this proposal and ensure that providers and families have access to accurate information.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org [2/2]
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139,000 people in #TN07 depend on Medicaid to see a doctor. They aren't looking for handouts. They're working at Walmart, Starbucks & small businesses -jobs that don't offer insurance. What happened to taking care of hardworking Americans? Vote for Aftyn Behn
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
139,000 people in #TN07 depend on Medicaid to see a doctor. They aren't looking for handouts. They're working at Walmart, Starbucks & small businesses -jobs that don't offer insurance. What happened to taking care of hardworking Americans? Vote for Aftyn Behn
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The reason why so many foreigners pose as MAGA influencers is because the formula is pretty basic. Post:
1. Immigrants cause 90% of our problems.
2. The other 10% are trans people.
3. Trump is the greatest.
4. All Dems are Marxists who hate America.
5. All news is fake.
1. Immigrants cause 90% of our problems.
2. The other 10% are trans people.
3. Trump is the greatest.
4. All Dems are Marxists who hate America.
5. All news is fake.
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The reason why so many foreigners pose as MAGA influencers is because the formula is pretty basic. Post:
1. Immigrants cause 90% of our problems.
2. The other 10% are trans people.
3. Trump is the greatest.
4. All Dems are Marxists who hate America.
5. All news is fake.
1. Immigrants cause 90% of our problems.
2. The other 10% are trans people.
3. Trump is the greatest.
4. All Dems are Marxists who hate America.
5. All news is fake.
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Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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Economists and investors are raising concerns about the companies that aren’t part of the AI investment boom — in other words, most businesses in the United States.
What the S&P 500 is hiding about the economy
A few trillion-dollar companies are powering the market’s gains. Here’s what’s happening to most other businesses in the United States.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Economists and investors are raising concerns about the companies that aren’t part of the AI investment boom — in other words, most businesses in the United States.
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[1] A new proposed rule would allow DHS to deny people green cards based on their past or potential use of federal health or social service programs. childrenthriveaction.org/2025/11/prop...
Proposed “Public Charge” Rule is a Direct Attack on Children in Immigrant Families - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, D.C., November 19, 2025—T...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
[1] A new proposed rule would allow DHS to deny people green cards based on their past or potential use of federal health or social service programs. childrenthriveaction.org/2025/11/prop...
Inadequate legal protections against discrimination & harassment lead to more dangerous working conditions for women & gender expansive people. We demand @dol.gov maintain regulatory protections in apprenticeship to ensure safe & equitable workplaces for ALL #WomenInApprenticeship
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Inadequate legal protections against discrimination & harassment lead to more dangerous working conditions for women & gender expansive people. We demand @dol.gov maintain regulatory protections in apprenticeship to ensure safe & equitable workplaces for ALL #WomenInApprenticeship
A vibrant vision for America’s economy must put public investments for care at the center. Read @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @caringacross.org’s new report to learn more about how investing in care can secure a brighter future for families everywhere go.tcf.org/TheCareImperative
The Care Imperative: Why Investing In Care Grows America’s Economy
Executive Summary A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary if we are to secure a brighter future for
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A vibrant vision for America’s economy must put public investments for care at the center. Read @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @caringacross.org’s new report to learn more about how investing in care can secure a brighter future for families everywhere go.tcf.org/TheCareImperative
Yesterday, Homeland Security proposed to repeal the 2022 public charge rule. This would allow officers to arbitrarily deny green cards to immigrants based on their health, economic situation, or potential use of benefits like health care & food assistance. Learn more:
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Public Charge Proposal Threatens the Health and Well-being of Immigrant Families and All Communities | CLASP
CLASP is committed to ensuring that all families are able to meet their basic needs, and we will work alongside our partners to defeat this reckless public charge proposal as we did under the first Tr...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yesterday, Homeland Security proposed to repeal the 2022 public charge rule. This would allow officers to arbitrarily deny green cards to immigrants based on their health, economic situation, or potential use of benefits like health care & food assistance. Learn more:
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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The @voice4humanneed.bsky.social is seeking its next Executive Director — a strategic and values-driven leader committed to strengthening the fight for economic and racial justice.
If you're ready to guide CHN’s next chapter, learn more and apply: www.chn.org/voices/coali...
If you're ready to guide CHN’s next chapter, learn more and apply: www.chn.org/voices/coali...
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ALT: a woman is talking on a cell phone and says `` i have a job opportunity ''
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November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The @voice4humanneed.bsky.social is seeking its next Executive Director — a strategic and values-driven leader committed to strengthening the fight for economic and racial justice.
If you're ready to guide CHN’s next chapter, learn more and apply: www.chn.org/voices/coali...
If you're ready to guide CHN’s next chapter, learn more and apply: www.chn.org/voices/coali...
Last night the longest gov't shutdown in history ended. But the crisis it caused didn’t just happen by chance–it was manufactured.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Last night the longest gov't shutdown in history ended. But the crisis it caused didn’t just happen by chance–it was manufactured.
This MONDAY: ICE out of Child Care and Schools Emergency Call! Nov. 10th at 8pm ET, join us to hear how we can organize to protect our children and care workers/teachers! 👉: bit.ly/ice-OUT
🚨 Emergency Call: ICE Out of Child Care Centers & Schools! · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3
On November 5, ICE took a childcare worker from her workplace — in front of the children she dedicates her life to protecting. This is unacceptable. We all deserve to feel safe at home, at work, and i...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This MONDAY: ICE out of Child Care and Schools Emergency Call! Nov. 10th at 8pm ET, join us to hear how we can organize to protect our children and care workers/teachers! 👉: bit.ly/ice-OUT
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The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work.
ICE is a problem for us all.
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ICE is a problem for us all.
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VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work.
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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Loan forgivness should NOT be an incentive to join ICE and terrorize our communities. See this new piece from Christian Collins @clasp.org www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Loan Forgiveness Becomes Tool for Authoritarianism (opinion)
The unaffordability of college makes it easier for President Trump to build up ICE and advance an authoritarian agenda.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Loan forgivness should NOT be an incentive to join ICE and terrorize our communities. See this new piece from Christian Collins @clasp.org www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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This is NOT okay and flies in the face of decades of shared belief that places that care for children should be safe havens: Child care worker detained by #ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org
Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is NOT okay and flies in the face of decades of shared belief that places that care for children should be safe havens: Child care worker detained by #ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org
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It should go without saying that these violent attacks on immigrant communities are deeply traumatizing for immigrant children. @wendydcervantes.bsky.social, Rebecca Ullrich, and Hannah Matthews wrote about this for @clasp.org in 2018. www.clasp.org/wp-content/u...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It should go without saying that these violent attacks on immigrant communities are deeply traumatizing for immigrant children. @wendydcervantes.bsky.social, Rebecca Ullrich, and Hannah Matthews wrote about this for @clasp.org in 2018. www.clasp.org/wp-content/u...
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Schools should be safe havens for every student. 💙
Find strategies to support immigrant youth & families under threat of deportation with this @aft.org guide from @sharemylesson.bsky.social.
👉 sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @unitedwedream.org @nilc.org @clasp.org @supportkind.org
Find strategies to support immigrant youth & families under threat of deportation with this @aft.org guide from @sharemylesson.bsky.social.
👉 sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @unitedwedream.org @nilc.org @clasp.org @supportkind.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Schools should be safe havens for every student. 💙
Find strategies to support immigrant youth & families under threat of deportation with this @aft.org guide from @sharemylesson.bsky.social.
👉 sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @unitedwedream.org @nilc.org @clasp.org @supportkind.org
Find strategies to support immigrant youth & families under threat of deportation with this @aft.org guide from @sharemylesson.bsky.social.
👉 sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @unitedwedream.org @nilc.org @clasp.org @supportkind.org
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[3] We condemn the actions of today. As @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org said in a statement,“We urge policymakers to hold ICE accountable to these harms and ensure places like child care centers, schools, and hospitals remain safe and accessible to all families.”
Children’s Advocates Condemn ICE Abduction of Early Childhood Educator in Chicago - Children Thrive Action Network
MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Danielle Alexander, Communications Director, danielle@child...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
[3] We condemn the actions of today. As @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org said in a statement,“We urge policymakers to hold ICE accountable to these harms and ensure places like child care centers, schools, and hospitals remain safe and accessible to all families.”