Protecting Immigrant and Mixed Status Families
Children’s Action Alliance works to build an Arizona where all children and families thrive. When children and families must live in fear just to obtain an education in school, our policymakers are failing.
On January 20, 2025, the federal government rescinded a policy that protected sensitive locations such as churches, schools, and hospitals from immigration enforcement. The cruel elimination of this protection allows officials to conduct immigration enforcement operations in these spaces, causing fear even in what have been – and should remain – safe spaces.
The policy's removal threatens the well-being and safety of immigrant children and families in Arizona.
In preparation and response to these federal actions, families and allies can seek and share valuable resources, including the following:
- The Florence Project: Offers a guide for immigrant parents in Arizona, including information about when someone you care about is detained.
- Aliento: Offers a Defense and Preparation Plan.
- The National Immigration Law Center: Provides a fact sheet on protected spaces as well as Know Your Rights guidance.
- Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN): Provides a toolkit for protecting families at risk of deportation.
- The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): Offers an updated guide to creating safe space policies for early childhood programs.
Children’s Action Alliance is committed to advocating for policies to protect children and their families. We stand opposed to the inhumane elimination of protected spaces where children and families should feel safe, the unconstitutional attack on birthright citizenship, and the devastating consequences these actions will have on children and their ability to thrive.
We urge community members to stay informed and share resources for the protection of all children and families in Arizona.
