Little Lobbyists
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Family-led group advocating for our kids with complex medical needs and disabilities. Little Lobbyists Action Network is a 501(c)(4) org.
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Little Lobbyists
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· Nov 24
Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists
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Absolutely predictable, absolutely horrifying, and absolutely being replicated countless times a day.
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‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Absolutely predictable, absolutely horrifying, and absolutely being replicated countless times a day.
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Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public…
www.independent.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
BREAKING NEWS: We have an Oregon Chapter now!
“We are united in our push to make sure they continue, to make them better, and to make them work for ALL of our kids.”
“We are united in our push to make sure they continue, to make them better, and to make them work for ALL of our kids.”
Little Lobbyists launches Oregon chapter at West Linn event - West Linn Tidings
An organization advocating for the protection of Medicaid-funded services for disabled children introduced its Oregon chapter at the Robinwood Station in West Linn Sunday, Feb. 1. Little Lobbyists,…
westlinntidings.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We have an Oregon Chapter now!
“We are united in our push to make sure they continue, to make them better, and to make them work for ALL of our kids.”
“We are united in our push to make sure they continue, to make them better, and to make them work for ALL of our kids.”
How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slash more than a trillion dollars in federal spending from Medicaid and the Children’s...
www.pbs.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities
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#FundHealthcareOverICE
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#FundHealthcareOverICE
Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities
The presence of ICE at hospitals and health care facilities represents a reversal in policy under the Trump administration from previous policy that had protected against enforcement in these and other...
www.kff.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities
www.kff.org/quick-take/h...
#FundHealthcareOverICE
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#FundHealthcareOverICE
📢 We encourage residents of these states to contact their attorneys general and request that they withdraw from the suit!
Little Lobbyists opposes the lawsuit filed by attorneys general in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, and Texas attacking the integration mandate of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Little Lobbyists Statement: Little Lobbyists Opposes Lawsuit Attacking Section 504 Filed by Nine Attorneys General
Little Lobbyists condemns the latest attack on Section 504.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
📢 We encourage residents of these states to contact their attorneys general and request that they withdraw from the suit!
Little Lobbyists opposes the lawsuit filed by attorneys general in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, and Texas attacking the integration mandate of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Little Lobbyists Statement: Little Lobbyists Opposes Lawsuit Attacking Section 504 Filed by Nine Attorneys General
Little Lobbyists condemns the latest attack on Section 504.
littlelobbyists.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Little Lobbyists opposes the lawsuit filed by attorneys general in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, and Texas attacking the integration mandate of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar has spent nearly two decades fighting for affordable, reliable health care. From protecting people with pre-existing conditions to lowering drug prices, her work has changed lives. That’s what a health care champion looks like.
STATEMENT: Senator Klobuchar Is a Health Care Champion — Protect Our Care
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a steadfast advocate for affordable health care, announced her candidacy for Minnesota Governor. “Senator Amy Klobuchar is the definition of a ...
www.protectourcare.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Senator Amy Klobuchar has spent nearly two decades fighting for affordable, reliable health care. From protecting people with pre-existing conditions to lowering drug prices, her work has changed lives. That’s what a health care champion looks like.
Until we get #ICEOffOutStreets
Children will be scared of going to school
Parents of medically complex children will struggle to fill medications
Schools, churches, and hospitals will remain targets for masked agents
We must NOT allow this to continue
Children will be scared of going to school
Parents of medically complex children will struggle to fill medications
Schools, churches, and hospitals will remain targets for masked agents
We must NOT allow this to continue
January 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Until we get #ICEOffOutStreets
Children will be scared of going to school
Parents of medically complex children will struggle to fill medications
Schools, churches, and hospitals will remain targets for masked agents
We must NOT allow this to continue
Children will be scared of going to school
Parents of medically complex children will struggle to fill medications
Schools, churches, and hospitals will remain targets for masked agents
We must NOT allow this to continue
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As the Trump Administration cuts funding from hospitals, we must address the nursing shortage. I introduced the bipartisan Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act to close the pay gap between clinical nursing and nurse faculty roles. This investment will address a root cause of our nursing shortage.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
As the Trump Administration cuts funding from hospitals, we must address the nursing shortage. I introduced the bipartisan Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act to close the pay gap between clinical nursing and nurse faculty roles. This investment will address a root cause of our nursing shortage.
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Son Matias, 7, cries himself to sleep most nights, calling out for his father to come home.
Daughter Melany, 13, now feels unsafe in the U.S. Teenage insecurities have bloomed into a persistent sense of danger, and she told her mom that leaving might be the only way to feel comfortable again.
Daughter Melany, 13, now feels unsafe in the U.S. Teenage insecurities have bloomed into a persistent sense of danger, and she told her mom that leaving might be the only way to feel comfortable again.
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
'He reached his limit': Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.
www.union-bulletin.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Son Matias, 7, cries himself to sleep most nights, calling out for his father to come home.
Daughter Melany, 13, now feels unsafe in the U.S. Teenage insecurities have bloomed into a persistent sense of danger, and she told her mom that leaving might be the only way to feel comfortable again.
Daughter Melany, 13, now feels unsafe in the U.S. Teenage insecurities have bloomed into a persistent sense of danger, and she told her mom that leaving might be the only way to feel comfortable again.
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
'He reached his limit': Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.
www.union-bulletin.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.
“Wael Tarabishi was a U.S. citizen living with Pompe disease, his family says. At the end of last year, after his father's arrest, his family said he had been rushed to the hospital twice.”
ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a month after demanding the release of a North Texas father detained by ICE, the disabled son of that man has died, the family confirmed.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 AM
“Wael Tarabishi was a U.S. citizen living with Pompe disease, his family says. At the end of last year, after his father's arrest, his family said he had been rushed to the hospital twice.”
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a month after demanding the release of a North Texas father detained by ICE, the disabled son of that man has died, the family confirmed.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 AM
ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a month after demanding the release of a North Texas father detained by ICE, the disabled son of that man has died, the family confirmed.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
Sharing this @npr.org clip from 2024 as extreme weather impacts large portions of the country
Power outages can be risky for those relying on medical devices : Shots - Health News
Power outages can be risky for those relying on medical devices : Shots - Health News
How to prepare for power outages if your health depends on home medical devices
For most people, power outages are an inconvenience. For those who count on electricity for home medical equipment, they can be a crisis. Here's how to plan ahead for health care needs in a blackout.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Sharing this @npr.org clip from 2024 as extreme weather impacts large portions of the country
Power outages can be risky for those relying on medical devices : Shots - Health News
Power outages can be risky for those relying on medical devices : Shots - Health News
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“It appears to be the first time in Oregon that Trump administration immigration authorities have detained an entire family unit, and is one of a few rare cases of immigrants being detained while seeking medical care.”
Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her.
via @oregonian.com
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via @oregonian.com
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January 24, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“It appears to be the first time in Oregon that Trump administration immigration authorities have detained an entire family unit, and is one of a few rare cases of immigrants being detained while seeking medical care.”
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Please help circulate these materials created to help non-speakers and others who may not be able to speak under stress assert their rights if stopped by the American Gestapo.
MnNEAT created these communication tools to help nonspeakers—and people who may lose speech under stress—assert their rights if stopped by ICE.
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Please help circulate these materials created to help non-speakers and others who may not be able to speak under stress assert their rights if stopped by the American Gestapo.
Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her.
via @oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
via @oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her.
via @oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
via @oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
MnNEAT created these communication tools to help nonspeakers—and people who may lose speech under stress—assert their rights if stopped by ICE.
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
MnNEAT created these communication tools to help nonspeakers—and people who may lose speech under stress—assert their rights if stopped by ICE.
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
ICE detained children in a #Minnesota school district — including a 5-year-old — in a series of arrests that have shaken families, teachers, and neighbors.
4 students were taken this month: a preschooler, a 10-year-old, and two teenagers.
This is happening to kids.
4 students were taken this month: a preschooler, a 10-year-old, and two teenagers.
This is happening to kids.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
ICE detained children in a #Minnesota school district — including a 5-year-old — in a series of arrests that have shaken families, teachers, and neighbors.
4 students were taken this month: a preschooler, a 10-year-old, and two teenagers.
This is happening to kids.
4 students were taken this month: a preschooler, a 10-year-old, and two teenagers.
This is happening to kids.
Autistic Barbie Is a Step Forward for Disability Representation
Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.
Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.
Autistic Barbie Is a Step Forward for Disability Representation
Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.
www.goodhousekeeping.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Autistic Barbie Is a Step Forward for Disability Representation
Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.
Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.