Keep Children Safe at the Border
Children’s rights continue to be violated at the U.S. – Mexico border. Children are being held in custody longer than the legal limit, separated from their families, denied basic care and more.
Every child has a right to safety and protection.
What We’re Doing
Through a combination of government relations, communications and grassroots activism, we build relationships policymakers and mobilize the public to protect children’s rights at the border and address the root causes of migration in Central America.
We empower our grassroots network of hundreds of thousands of supporters to raise their voices and lobby their lawmakers to invest in kids. By joining together, we become a force that turns advocacy into policy wins.
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Ending the Dangerous “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Save the Children Action Network joined a coalition of organizations in calling on the administration to fully end the Migration Protection Protocols and allow people — especially children — seeking refugee protection to find safety in the United States.

Transform the way asylum-seeking kids are treated
Fight for Migrant Children’s Right to Protection
Send a message to Congress: pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act (CSWA) to transform the way asylum-seeking kids are treated – today, and for generations to come.

End Title 42
Help Restore Asylum for Families in Urgent Need
After three long years, the Supreme Court ruled that President Biden can terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols! Send a message to President Biden: it’s time to strengthen and restore our asylum system – and putting an end to Title 42 is the next step.

Protect DACA Recipients
Dreamers and Their Families Deserve Permanent Protections
Send a message to Congress: It’s time to extend permanent protections to Dreamers, their families and all undocumented people seeking safety and opportunity in the U.S.

Fulfill our promises to children and families.
Support Ending Title 42
Send a message to your members of Congress: we must support science and the Biden administration in ending Title 42, restoring asylum and fulfilling our promises to children and families.

Take Action
President Biden Must Fairly Compensate Victims of Family Separation
President Biden promised to provide just compensation for these families, but just broke off talks to come to a settlement agreement. Send a message to President Biden to uphold his campaign promise to seek justice for separated families.
Voices for Children
Children arriving in the U.S. have high hopes for their futures.
We can help make that a reality.
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The documentary PAPER CHILDREN shares the intimate reality of four siblings who fled gang violence in Honduras and now face the daunting U.S. asylum process.
Below are a few clips from the film that highlight the unique challenges children are facing during the journey to asylum.
To expand the videos, start the video and then choose “full screen” on the bottom right of the video.
In this clip, China explains how difficult it was to be away from her mother, and her mother explains why she had to leave.
In this clip, Jan talks about the horrors he saw in Honduras, and the lasting impact it’s had on him.
In this clip, Jan talks about his journey to the U.S., including the most difficult part — his stay in the detention center.
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Build Back Better for Migrant Kids
Now that we welcome the Biden administration into office, there’s hope for brighter future for asylum-seeking families and children! Here’s a breakdown of what all of the new proposed legislation and executive orders mean for migrant children.

Our Shared Future: A Bipartisan Investment
Throughout 2021, SCAN will work with policymakers on both sides of the aisle to ensure they provide crucial investment to struggling families. Only then can we, as a nation, build back better.

Here’s How 2020 Inspired Supporters
Going into a New Year, we’ll need all the support we can get from advocates and supporters like you. Hear from SCAN supporters how and why they lifted their voices for kids in 2020!