First Focus has experts available to speak on the record on the issues that matter most to our children and families; including child abuse and neglect, early childhood, child rights, children of immigrants, education, health, housing, nutrition, and taxes.
Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan for Mass Immigration Arrests
Michele Kayal | July 12, 2019 |
WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration reportedly plans to launch massive immigration raids over the weekend that specifically target children and families in major cities …
Press Release: SCOTUS decision on Census preserves the health, welfare and rights of millions of children
Michele Kayal | June 27, 2019 |
But Commerce Department must finalize forms on time to limit extent of undercount WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to at least temporarily block …
Joint Statement with CLASP: Children and Youth Organizations Condemn Cuts to Educational and Recreational Services for Migrant Children
Michele Kayal | June 12, 2019 |
Today, more than 100 national, state, and local organizations that serve or advocate on behalf of children and youth joined together to condemn the …
Statement: CPAG Responds to OMB Proposal on New Poverty Calculation
Michele Kayal | May 24, 2019 |
The U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, a partnership of child advocates dedicated to ending child poverty, stands opposed to a recent proposal being explored …
Statement: 5th Child Dies in the Custody of the Federal Government
Michele Kayal | May 20, 2019 |
Today’s tragic news of the death of another child while in the custody of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must deliver …
Child Poverty Action Group Launches End Child Poverty U.S. Campaign
Jonny Yao | February 28, 2019 |
Setting a Child Poverty Target is the Way Forward to Ending the Crisis Washington, DC: Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine …
Statement: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Directly Harm Innocent Children
Simona Combi (Former Staff), Bruce Lesley | October 30, 2018 |
The Trump administration is considering an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States. This move would be both dangerous and unconstitutional …
Statement: New Family-Separation Efforts Will Lead to Imprisonment of Children
Simona Combi (Former Staff) | October 18, 2018 |
Washington, D.C., October 17, 2018—When it comes to how we treat children, our public policy should be governed by a simple, overriding “best interest …
Statement: DHS proposed public charge rule would harm children
Simona Combi (Former Staff) | October 10, 2018 |
Washington, D.C., October 10, 2018—First Focus is outraged by a rule published today in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security …
In the News: Being a kid is a “negative factor” under Trump’s new immigration rule
| September 24, 2018 |
A new immigration rule from the Trump administration basically penalizes kids for being kids. Under a new rule published by the Department of Homeland …