"It’s going to impact their physical and emotional wellbeing" | #CDFTexas' Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. recently talked to Nonprofit Quarterly about the expanding, devastating toll of child detention in America. Read her thoughts as to why it must be dismantled: https://bit.ly/3Qasrhi
ICE is detaining families under life-threatening conditions. Since Trump took office, ICE has detained more than 3,800 children and the daily number of children in immigration detention has exploded. Read this important piece from #CDFTexas and let's end family detention! https://bit.ly/4dvy4Aq
We have the power to end family detention in America! Read this insightful op-ed in the @texasobserver.org by #CDFTexas' Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. on why we must ensure ALL children in America grow up with dignity, hope, and joy: https://bit.ly/4dvy4Aq
A proposal in Washington to change "public charge" could devastate immigrant families across America. #CDFTexas' Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. breaks down the high stakes and why we must stop this effort in an op-ed for @elpasomatters. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rpvq2m
Last weekend, #CDFTexas’ Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. marched with Pastor Dianne Garcia and other advocates to a San Antonio immigration courthouse in protest of the child and family detention in nearby Dilley, Texas. She joined calls for their immediate release and freedom: https://bit.ly/4lgUgjP
“Horror on a shocking scale” | #CDFTexas Trudy Taylor Smith recently spoke with The Guardian as to why the U.S. must end the cruel practice of family detention happening nationwide. All children deserve to grow up with dignity, hope and joy! Read more: https://bit.ly/4rRBJwE
CDF is proud to stand with our partners in the National Coalition to End Family & Child Detention as we renew our call to end the harmful, cruel practice of locking up children.
Read what #CDFTexas’ Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. has to say: https://bit.ly/4aBnsgx
The National Coalition to End Family and Child Detention has launched the Paper Dolls to Free Families campaign to call for an end to the practice of family detention. #CDFTexas’ Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. said it reflects Americans’ concerns over ICE: https://bit.ly/4qhp8RV
This week at Austin City Hall, #CDFTexas stood with the Immigrant Services Network of Austin for a vigil in solidarity with detained children. Their message: end family detention. Watch CBS Austin’s live stream of the event: https://bit.ly/4qR4p8M
TOMORROW | #CDFTexas and The Immigrant Services Network of Austin are coming together for the Free Families Solidarity Vigil at Austin City Hall. On behalf of detained children, we'll stand with advocates working to end family detention and lawmakers demanding accountability. Join us!
We join the Children’s Thrive Action Network in urging Congress to protect children by stopping additional ICE funding. Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. of #CDFTexas explains why this matters: https://bit.ly/45mMcY6
Our advocacy reaches across the globe! Earlier this year, a reporter from Japan's Asahi Globe+ visited Texas to hear from youth advocates on how the state's laws impact youth. #CDFTexas State Director Dr. Brandy Taylor Dédé was one of the people she interviewed. Way to go!
(📸 = Noriko Akiyama)
The #CDFTexas team joined dozens of organizations at Houston’s "Navidad en el Barrio" Christmas Party to spread holiday cheer to 1,700+ children! Kids enjoyed visits from Santa and Houston's very own Pancho Claus! They also received toys from volunteers and sponsors. Way to go!
CDF, #CDFTexas, and #CDFNY oppose DHS’s proposal to rescind current public charge regulations, warning it would jeopardize the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of millions of children in immigrant families. Read our full comment on this harmful proposal: https://bit.ly/48XrgaP
The #CDFTexas team joins the Welcome With Dignity Campaign and its partners in condemning policy decisions that scapegoat asylum seekers. Young people deserve a compassionate, legal, and fair process that reflects our nation’s moral and legal obligations: https://bit.ly/4pKryZk
Unaccompanied minors face new legal and logistical hurdles under the Trump administration. #CDFTexas’ Trudy Taylor Smith, Esq. highlights the impact on youth in this important Reporting Texas story. Read more: https://bit.ly/4p0ZYHz
This week #CDFTexas joined the Children Thrive Action Network to oppose DHS’s proposal to roll back the 2022 public charge policy, allowing green card denials based on health or use of social services, which would harm children in immigrant families: https://bit.ly/4oXwQ3Y
Families in South Texas are facing delayed benefits, rising health costs, and growing uncertainty. #CDFTexas’ team in the Rio Grande Valley share with the Rio Grande Guardian what they’re seeing on the ground and why support for kids is more critical than ever: https://bit.ly/4oRUBu0
The #CDFTexas team stands with the Welcome With Dignity campaign in condemning the federal government’s decision to cap refugee admissions at just 7,500 people, a historic and shameful low. Thousands of children and families will be left in danger: https://bit.ly/4ounPPq
The #CDFTexas team joined civil rights and faith leaders in urging Congress to act after a ProPublica investigation revealed more than 170 U.S. citizens were wrongfully detained by immigration agents, causing lasting harm to children and families. Read: https://bit.ly/4oqi8SU
Due to the government shutdown and congressional inaction, more than 42 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits once contingency funds run out. #CDFTexas State Director Dr. Brandy Taylor-Dédé spoke with the Defender Network about what families need to know: https://bit.ly/4oT3QKm
The #CDFTexas team recently joined the Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas, the city’s oldest and largest African American cultural celebration. The team completed its “Let Us Bloom Together” sculpture, now donated to a local library as a symbol of justice, love, and community!
#CDFTexas joined a coalition of more than 30 civil rights and advocacy organizations led by Unidos US, calling on House Democrats to hold a hearing on the weaponization of the military and immigration enforcement against communities nationwide. Read: https://bit.ly/4hyxDWd
This weekend at Dallas’s Friendship-West Baptist Church, #CDFTexas joined their Social Justice Ministry to highlight food injustice impacting local children. As part of Bread Sunday and Children’s Sabbaths, we affirmed: no child should wonder where their next meal will come from.
#CDFTexas’ Cecilia Joseph taught middle schoolers from Montgomery County’s Jack and Jill chapter how a bill becomes law. Students also took part in the National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths!
“We have the responsibility of unleashing the joy in growing up" | Earlier this month, @RevDrStarsky joined the #CDFTexas team for A Celebration of Joy. Hear his full remarks on how we can ensure every child in Texas grows up with dignity, hope, and joy: https://youtu.be/7uNJ3WcDEAk
Last week in Dallas, #CDFTexas hosted A Celebration of Joy! Take a look at these photos from an inspiring evening honoring youth voices, art, and leaders advancing child well-being.
The #CDFTexas team is coming together tonight for A Celebration of Joy! We're so proud of their work to ensure every child in Texas grows up with dignity, hope, and joy. Way to go!
Join the #CDFTexas team on October 9th for A Celebration of Joy: Through Their Eyes. Enjoy an inspiring evening showcasing young people through art, performances, and awards recognizing youth leadership and advocacy. Register today: https://bit.ly/480kZwi
Join the #CDFTexas team on October 9th for A Celebration of Joy: Through Their Eyes. Be there for an evening centering children, with art, performances, and awards honoring youth advocacy and community leadership. Register now: https://bit.ly/480kZwi
