December 2025

Round VI of the Challenge Will Support Local Communities in Welcoming Immigrants WASHINGTON DC & DECATUR, GA, December 15, 2025 — The American Immigration Council (the Council) and Welcoming America, two national nonprofits, are pleased to announce that over 10 local communities have been selected to receive Gateways for Growth Challenge (G4G) awards as part […]

Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2025 — On December 12, a federal court in D.C. ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to follow a long-standing court order that protects immigrant teens from being placed in adult detention centers. The court’s order blocks a new ICE policy to automatically shuttle unaccompanied children into adult detention once

KidsPark is a national franchise that opened with a simple mission: to provide accessible, responsible hourly daycare for families who can’t—or don’t want to—use full-day childcare. Parents can drop off their kids anytime during operating hours for as little or as much time as they need. No reservations are required, and parents pay by the

As many as 1 million people have died in Somalia’s decades-long civil war.1 Many more have fled, often without a country to go to. Most have ended up in refugee camps, sometimes for decades. Since the African country collapsed into civil war in 1991, the United States has offered refuge to many Somalis through Temporary

Safia’s family was doing well in Afghanistan. She earned a college degree and taught math at an elementary school in Kabul. Her husband worked as an electrical engineer. They had three children.1 But her husband’s job for 17 years had been with the United States, specifically, USAID. When the Taliban retook control of the Afghan

In many ways, the Children’s Playhouse Early Learning Center is the heart of its community. And this year, said owner Damaris Alvarado-Rodriguez, the community has been decimated.1 Nestled in a low-income, primarily immigrant neighborhood in south Philadelphia, the center provides job tips, educational sessions, donations, and more, in addition to childcare. It is one of

It was Laura’s late husband who moved the family to the United States—to help his parents start a ministry in Bentonville, Arkansas. His parents were retired missionaries who had immigrated to the United States years earlier and were, by then, U.S. citizens.24 “I didn’t want to come,” Laura said, but for three years her in-laws

When it comes to preschool, Washington, D.C., is in a relatively strong position. The district offers free preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old, regardless of family income, through the Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Program (PKEEP). Additionally, the Early Childhood Pay Equity Fund ensures that PKEEP teachers earn the same pay as their elementary school counterparts.

For more than 20 years, Rosa has worked as a nanny in New York City, helping raise children who still visit her when home from college. Now, despite continued demand for her childcare services, she’s planning to leave the country. Like her partner of 16 years, a construction worker, she will self-deport—he to Colombia and

Jen lives in Brooklyn. She works full-time in the financial district, while her kids go to school in Chinatown. The logistics are more complicated than they might appear.41 The commute from home to school takes 50 minutes, and from school to work takes 30 minutes. Jen is in the office until at least 5:30 p.m.