In the United States, a child or teen is killed with a gun every 2 hours and 34 minutes. Between routine gunfire and mass shootings, our national obsession with guns continues to result in the senseless and unnecessary loss of young lives.
Read MoreUS Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently eliminated non-military “deferred action,” forcing sick children and their families to choose between life-saving medical treatment or the risk of deportation.
Read MoreAs gun-related deaths continue to devastate communities across the nation, families and lawmakers in St. Louis are looking for answers.
Read MoreThe Children’s Defense Fund opposes the Trump administration’s dangerous Flores rule and is proud to support litigation efforts to fight its cruelty.
Read MoreWithin the same week that the Trump Administration released two new final rules that perpetuate cruelty to immigrant children and families, news broke that the administration is not vaccinating migrant children or families they are detaining, and has no plans to do so ahead of the next flu season.
Read MoreA Trump administration overhaul of the standards that govern the treatment of migrant children in U.S custody is dangerous for children.
Read MoreToday, all 50 states and the District of Columbia appropriately have laws requiring school-age children and those in child care facilities to be vaccinated against dangerous and sometimes deadly vaccine preventable diseases.
Read MoreThe Trump administration today announced its finalized public charge rule, a regulation that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to impose harsh new evaluations on applicants for Legal Permanent Residency.
Read MoreU.S. immigration officials Wednesday conducted a series of worksite raids near Jackson, Miss., detaining 680 people and separating an unknown number of children from their parents.
Read MoreLast week our friends at the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement, “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health,” which provides an evidence-based account of the ways in which racism is a driver of health inequities.
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