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U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Policy Clarifications That Facilitate Immigrant Access to Food Assistance (4/7/09)

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"Whether Verification of Sponsor's Income is Required to Determine Indigence" (PDF, 3/6/09)

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"Household Member's Name Differs from the Name Contained on the Earnings Statement Used to Verify Income" (PDF, 11/13/08)

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Facts About Immigrants and the Food Stamp Program (PDF, 5/07)

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Advocates urge President Bush to take the lead in opposing food stamp cuts targeting immigrants (Letter sent to President Bush) (PDF, 12/6/05) (la carta traducida a espaņol)

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NILC comments on proposed food stamp rule (PDF, 6/15/04) (See also "USDA Issues Proposed Rules Affecting Immigrants' Access to Food Stamps," 6/18/04, below)

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State-Funded Food Assistance Programs (PDF table, 1/04, information added 5/05)

   

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

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"Sin Provecho: Latinos and Food Insecurity" Report Available from NCLR (2/20/07)

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USDA issues proposed rules affecting immigrants' access to food stamps (6/18/04)

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Immigrant children eligible for food stamps, regardless of their entry date (10/1/03)

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USDA Issues Guidance on Implementation of Immigrant Food Stamp Rules (2/21/03)

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President Bush Signs Farm Bill; Food Stamp Eligibility Restored for Large Numbers of Immigrants (5/14/02)

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Substantial Restoration of Immigrants' Food Stamps Eligibility Passes Senate (2/28/02)

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Immigrant Food Stamp Restoration Included in Senate Farm Bill to Be Considered in January (12/20/01)

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Senate Committee Approves Partial Food Stamp Restoration (11/27/01)

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Final Food Stamp Regulations Clarify Rules for Immigrant Families (12/27/00)

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USDA Releases Final Food Stamp Regulations (11/28/00)

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Food Stamps:  Hunger Relief Act Still Alive in Congress (7/26/00) (posted under "Congressional Developments")

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USDA Proposes Major Rules Governing Immigrant Eligibility for Food Stamps (4/11/00)

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Coalition Urges Passage of Hunger Relief Act of 1999 (12/28/99)

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Food & Nutrition Service Proposes Rule Creating "De Facto" SSN Requirement (12/28/99)

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7th Circuit:  PRWORA Restrictions on Eligibility for Benefits Constitutional (City of Chicago, et al. v. Shalala et al.) (10/14/99)

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USDA Issues Additional Guidance Clarifying Hmong and Lao Eligibility for Food Stamps under the Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (4/30/99)

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Food Stamps Designated "Federal Means-Tested Public Benefit" (8/7/98)

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Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Restoration of Food Stamp Benefits to Some Immigrants (6/17/98)

 

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