CLASP submitted this statement for the record on December 10, 2024 to the U.S Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing titled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy.” This statement highlights the impacts mass deportations will have on children in immigrant families. The threat and reality of increased immigration enforcement, especially parent-child separation, has profound negative impacts on children and communities. These impacts include mental and physical harm, educational setbacks, developmental delays, and economic and housing insecurity. The statement also addresses the immediate and long-term consequences that will cause additional ripple effects on the well-being of families, especially when combined with other harmful anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy.