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July 10, 2019
Blog Post
Immigration Policy Updates
... seeking refuge demonstrate its expansive vision to restrict immigration at all cost. Children in Detention and Family Separation ... Council.  >   What can I do? To learn more about funding strategies and opportunities, contact Huong Nguyen-Yap if you ...
May, 2019
Analysis
One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018
... of using benefits in the future. Beyond reducing future immigration numbers, there is widespread concern this revised public charge ... release of a final public charge rule. They find that: About one in seven adults in immigrant families (13.7 percent) reported ...
September, 2018
Issue Brief
DHS' Proposed Rule: What May Change With Public Charge
... Security is proposing a rule to undermine a longstanding immigration provision relating to the use of federal public benefits, such as ... how the proposed DHS rule to re-make the "public charge" immigration provision would result in discouraging many eligible immigrants ...
July, 2018
Factsheet
A Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families
... Draft changes to the “public charge” rule would put immigration status at risk if an immigrant—or his or her family, including ...
December 5, 2018
Blog Post
By targeting SNAP, the expanded “public charge” rule could worsen food insecurity
... a lawful permanent resident (or “green card holder”). Immigration officials consider whether the applicant could become primarily ... proposed rule , open for public comment until December 10, immigration officials would also consider applicants’ recent and potential ...
December 4, 2018
Blog Post
Proposed public charge rule could erode health insurance coverage gains among citizen children with noncitizen parents
A proposal from the Trump administration aims to remake immigration policy by expanding the definition of “public charge.” The  ... in safety net programs such as Medicaid during the immigration admissions process. Applicants whose benefit use exceeds a certain ...
September 10, 2019
Blog Post
The New Public Charge Rule and the Threat to Our Democracy
... of the new public charge rule dwarfs that of any other immigration policy under this administration thus far. The rule’s “chilling ... services for which they are eligible. Fearing the potential immigration consequences, many have preemptively disenrolled from public ...