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United We Dream | The Largest Immigrant Youth-Led Network United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country. We fight for justice and dignity for all immigrants.

[8] Visit @unitedwedream.org to learn how you can get involved to advocate for DACA recipients and their families. unitedwedream.org

Despite Protected Status, 261 DACA Recipients Have Been Arrested and 86 Deported Brought here as children, thousands of DACA recipients are educators. Immigrant advocates say ICE’s targeting of them is a betrayal.

[7] Read more from @jonapolitano.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social here:
www.the74million.org/article/desp...

[6] “DACA recipients represent the best of us. [...] The success of the DACA program has proven what is possible when policymakers choose humanity and opportunity over hate and cruelty.” Juliana Macedo do Nascimento @unitedwedream.org

[5] “Immigrants — all immigrants — deserve dignity. Congress can and must restore that dignity to the system in the face of such abuses of power as we’ve seen in the last year under this administration.” -Alejandra Vázquez Baur, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social

[4] “It’s simply wrong, like setting a trap for young people who have grown up here and have done everything possible to be able to remain in the country they call home.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social, @clasp.org

[3] DACA recipients are deeply-rooted members of our communities. They work, have children, and have called the United States home for years. As CTAN, we condemn the federal government’s betrayal of the promises of safety made to them.

Fact Sheet: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - National Immigration Forum (Versión en español) What is DACA? Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a deferred action policy implemented by the Obama administration in June 2012. It is aimed at protecting qualifying ...

[2] The average DACA recipient has lived in the United States for over 20 years, with most having arrived at 7 years old. This is the first time that DACA recipients have been significantly targeted since the creation of the program in 2012.
forumtogether.org/article/fact...

Despite Protected Status, 261 DACA Recipients Have Been Arrested and 86 Deported Brought here as children, thousands of DACA recipients are educators. Immigrant advocates say ICE’s targeting of them is a betrayal.

[1] Latest reports show that at least 261 DACA recipients were arrested by federal agents and 86 were deported last year during a 10-month period. Immigrant advocates are outraged by the targeting of DACA recipients and their families.
www.the74million.org/article/desp...

‘I Just Want to Get Out of Here’: ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children

“The detention center is surrounded by barbed wire, and most families sleep in rooms shared with other families. Children often lose weight and get sick. Recently, there were two confirmed cases of measles. Some children have become suicidal and had panic attacks, families and lawyers say."

Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside A child detained in Dilley for eight months draws a picture of home. This photo was supplied to the Current by attorney Eric Lee. It's unknown whether

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Staff at a South Texas family immigration detention center allegedly raided dormitories to confiscate and destroy children’s letters and drawings describing conditions inside. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

STOP DHS: ACTION PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND FEB. 13Congress is negotiating DHS’ annual budget right now. This is a once-a-year chance to rein in ICE and CBP through the power of the purse.Daily routine between now and 2/13:Send a Message: Contact your Senators at the link in our caption or www.nilc.org/StopDHSMake the Call: Call the switchboard (202) 224-3121 and connect with your Senators. Ask that your call is tallied & leave a VM if needed.Hi, my name is [X] and I am a constituent. My zip code is [X]. I am calling to urge [Sen. NAME] to refuse any more funding for DHS and hold ICE & CBP accountable. I support taking back DHS’ existing budget and using my tax dollars for programs that improve people’s lives.

❗️Deadline: February 13❗️

Congress is negotiating DHS’ annual budget right now. We have until the 13th to demand that Senators continue to oppose additional funding for ICE & CBP and rein in these out-of-control agencies.

Send a message to your Senators now ⤵️

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CTAN member Dr. Sophia Rodriguez of NYU writes in @nytopinion.nytimes.com: ICE presence and violence is terrorizing children. For the sake of our kids, this must stop! #Iceoutnow @sorophd.bsky.social

[9] "We cannot ignore the evidence. Policies that expose children to these conditions jeopardize their healthy development and their futures.” Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, @childrenshw.bsky.social

[8] “Detention is no place for a family, a pregnant woman, or a child. Congress must act to ensure that these vulnerable populations are protected.” Zain Lakhan, @wrcommission.bsky.social

[7] "Our members of Congress must stand on the right side of history and do everything in their power to get ICE out of our communities, and children and parents out of ICE’s dangerous detention facilities.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social , @clasp.org

[6] "The most important thing members of Congress can do to protect detained children is to show up [...]Protecting children requires action, not just statements.” (2/2) Melissa Adamson, @youthlaw.bsky.social

[5] "As Flores counsel, the NCYL represents every child held at Dilley, and through personal interviews with families inside the facility, we are witnessing devastating and entirely avoidable harm.” (1/2) Melissa Adamson, @youthlaw.bsky.social

[4] “The only moral response is to free these children and their parents immediately, cut off funding for ICE’s systemic violence, and end the inhumane practice of family detention once and for all.” Trudy Taylor Smith, @cdf1973.bsky.social

[3] As CTAN, we condemn the detainment of children and families. We call on Congress to free all children and families from ICE detention, refuse additional funding to ICE to terrorize and separate families, and permanently end family detention. #ICEoutNow #DilleyDetention

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

[2] New reporting from @propublica.org elevates the voices & experiences of just a few of these children, who report contaminated water and food, insufficient medicine, and anguish from being torn from their homes, loved ones, and routines of school and play.
www.propublica.org/article/life...

Children’s Advocates to Congress: “There is No Appropriate Amount of Time for Children to be Detained” - 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, February 10, 2026—As ...

[1] As Congress’s deadline approaches to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), growing numbers of children and families continue to suffer in immigrant family detention.
childrenthriveaction.org/2026/02/chil...

We join @cdf1973.bsky.social in standing with children, families and communities who are being terrorized by ICE. We demand Congress take action and refuse to give ICE more money. #ICEOUTNOW

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[6] "The federal government should never be responsible for orphaning children or terrorizing deeply-rooted families. ICE must get out of Ohio and all of our nation’s communities.” @wendydcervantes.bsky.social of @clasp.org

[5] "Let these kids grow up with intact, loving families, in a safe & vibrant community. If we value human life and care about kids, then we know what we need to do. Reject ICE, reject mass deportation, & continue legal status for Haitians.” @tramontela of Ohio Immigrant Alliance

[4] "We and our children deserve to have our humanity and dignity respected. We should be able to safely remain in this city we call home.”
Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio

Trump’s Racist Attacks Against TPS Will Rip Apart Families, Harm Local Economies, and Endanger Thousands | CLASP The Trump Administration and its DHS are following through on their plans to come after TPS and strip hundreds of thousands of migrants of their legal status.

[3] More than 260K Haitian nationals across the U.S. would lose their TPS protections if the Trump Administration wins the legal battle. Now is the time to stand with our Haitian neighbors and demand continued legal status for Haitians and #ICEOut of our communities!
www.clasp.org/publications...

[2] Even though this delays Haitians losing their TPS, the Haitian community in Ohio continues to experience fear & uncertainty as they face the threat of an immigration abduction operation in Springfield.

Respect Our Families and Children, ICE Out of Ohio Communities! - 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, February 4, 2026—As...

[1] This week a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.
childrenthriveaction.org/2026/02/resp...

Immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children Young kids need mental health support, protection from witnessing aggressive enforcement, experts say.

New story from
@hechingerreport.org features @sumasetty.bsky.social
discussing the consequences of ICE enforcement on children, including sleep problems, fear of police, and increased emotional reactivity. Children deserve better! #IceOutNow

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