Tom Salyers
tomsalyers.bsky.social
Tom Salyers
@tomsalyers.bsky.social
Comms director fighting for economic and social justice.
Reposted by Tom Salyers
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...
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...
www.clasp.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Tom Salyers
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
Reposted by Tom Salyers
Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress.

This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Tom Salyers
Billionaires don’t need tax breaks, but working families need food and health care. Join Families Over Billionaires on May 21 to demand legislation that puts the well-being of the country ahead of the bank accounts of the wealthy.
www.mobilize.us/familiesover...
Rally to Stop the Billionaire Tax Scam · Families Over Billionaires
This week, Congressional Republicans are plowing full-steam ahead to pass their cruel, billionaire-first tax bill. Join us this Wednesday, May 21st, for a rally at the Capitol to speak out as the Hous...
www.mobilize.us
May 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Tom Salyers
Trump’s deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving educators and schools w/ responsibility of providing food, clothing, counseling, and more to affected students. It’s estimated some 4.4 mil. US-born children have at least 1 undocumented parent. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/10/29/t...
Trump’s mass deportation plan could strand millions of children, leave schools scrambling to help
When families are separated, “you’re responsible for how do these kids get home and who takes care of them,” said one superintendent in Mississippi.
www.chalkbeat.org
January 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Reposted by Tom Salyers
According to CLASP, children "continued to suffer emotionally" for weeks and months after worksite raids in Trump's first term. And even kids who'd been reunited with their parents showed signs of post-traumatic stress and separation anxiety. www.mycalifornianews.com/news/nationa...
Trump's deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving schools to pick up the pieces
Chalkbeat examines what could happen to millions of children and their schools if President-elect Donald Trump enacts the hardline immigration policies he campaigned on.
www.mycalifornianews.com
December 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM