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Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid

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Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid

Victoria Namkung, The Guardian (March 20, 2025)

A recent memo from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is spreading misleading information about undocumented immigrants use of food and nutrition programs, and could create a chilling effect among eligible immigrant and mixed-status families.

How hardline anti-immigrant policies are threatening the right to education

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How hardline anti-immigrant policies are threatening the right to education

Robin Buller, The Guardian (February 10, 2025)

Increasingly punitive immigration policies, including the revocation of the protected areas memo and new state level attempts to require citizenship information for school enrollment, threaten education access for children in immigrant families. The CICW Director speaks to the importance of education as a tool for children to lead productive lives and contribute to society – a tool that every child should have at their disposal.

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