Use Your Voice to Protect Our Asylum Laws
While Americans everywhere are distracted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration is proposing a new set of rules that would make it nearly impossible [...]
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Ken Paxton’s Healthcare Repeal Lawsuit is Bad for Texas
By Madelaine Spiering, CDF-Texas Health Policy Intern On June 25th, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a group of states, in stride with the Trump [...]
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Divest And Invest: How Reallocating Police Funds to the Social Determinants of Health Can Improve Public Health and Safety
By Gianeen Magno, CDF-Texas Intern The murder of George Floyd at the knee of a White police officer sparked a national reckoning. Protestors came together [...]
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Our Work Is Far From Over: What Judge Gee’s Ruling Means for Family Separation
By Cheasty Anderson, Director of Immigration Policy and Advocacy Last week the world was momentarily abuzz with news that federal Judge Dolly Gee had ordered [...]
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Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 7/1/20
Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our bi-weekly action opportunities.
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The DACA SCOTUS Decision: Celebrate, Learn, and Act
On June 18th, the Supreme Court issued its decision regarding DACA. The court ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to end the program violated federal [...]
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COVID-19 Family Resource Updates
CDF-Texas is committed to the health and well-being of families, especially in uncertain and unprecedented times like these. The recent Coronavirus pandemic has upended our [...]
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Young Black Activists are the Past, Present, and Future of the Fight for Civil Rights and Black Lives
By Maggie Stern, Youth Civic Education and Engagement Coordinator, and Andrew Martinez, Youth Civic Education and Engagement Intern. The murder of George Floyd in [...]
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COVID-19 Food Benefit (P-EBT) Safe for Immigrant and Mixed-Status Families – Deadline Extended to July 31st
[Español abajo] The Children’s Defense Fund-Texas and Every Texan (formerly the Center for Public Policy Priorities) are here to inform Texas families, including immigrant and [...]
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Celebrating DACA Amidst Uncertainty
Celebrating DACA Amidst Uncertainty Today, June 15, 2020, marks the 8th anniversary of the day President Obama signed the Executive Memo authorizing the Deferred Action [...]
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