Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start

A federal judge in Seattle granted the ACLU’s request to block a directive from the Trump administration that sought to exclude certain immigrant families from Head Start for the first time in the program’s 60-year history. “Immigrants are threaded through the fabric of our communities and threatening them tears communities apart,” says Clarissa Doutherd, a leader in parent advocacy. Head Start is a federal program providing free education and d…