Jasmin Gamez – National Immigration Law Center https://www.nilc.org NILC is one of the leading organizations dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. We believe that all people who live in the U.S. should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Wed, 01 May 2024 18:31:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 New Policies Strengthen Language Access Protections in Health https://www.nilc.org/2024/04/30/new-policies-strengthen-language-access-protections-in-health/ Wed, 01 May 2024 00:06:15 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=37925 By Ben D’Avanzo and Gabrielle Lessard THE TORCH: CONTENTS April 30, 2024 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil rights (OCR) has posted its finalized regulation updating Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Health Care Rights Law. The final rule strengthens antidiscrimination requirements for recipients of federal…

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]]> USCIS Fee Schedule Changes Expected to Go Into Effect April 1st https://www.nilc.org/2024/03/25/uscis-fee-schedule-changes/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:18:17 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=37847 By Talia Horrow and Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec THE TORCH: CONTENTS March 25, 2024 On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the updated U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule. This final rule published in the Federal Register aimed to adjust certain benefit request fees and establish exemptions for specific humanitarian…

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]]> Bipartisan Language Access Developments in Congress Pave the Way for Change https://www.nilc.org/2023/11/06/bipartisan-language-access-developments-in-congress-pave-the-way-for-change/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:57:28 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=37200 By Ben D’Avanzo THE TORCH: CONTENTS November 6, 2023 In August, NILC documented the dire need to address health disparities through our report, Expanding Health Care Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). In the past month, two bipartisan bills have been introduced in Congress aligned with the report’s proposed policy solutions. These bills…

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]]> FirstGEN 2023 Fellows Reflect on Their Experiences this Summer https://www.nilc.org/2023/08/15/firstgen-2023-fellows-reflect-on-their-experiences-this-summer/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 22:11:46 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=36641 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Alejandra Caballero Pinedo, Andy Flores, and Kathleen Hoang August 15, 2023 The FirstGEN Fellows Program connects first generation college students with legal organizations, including the National Immigration Law Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Throughout ten weeks in a paid summer internship…

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]]> States Need to Improve Language Access for Medicaid Renewals https://www.nilc.org/2023/08/09/states-need-to-improve-language-access-for-medicaid-renewals/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:28:21 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=36597 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Laiba Waqas & Ben D’Avanzo August 9, 2023 In March 2023, after a three-year pause, states resumed terminating the eligibility of Medicaid recipients. These terminations signaled the restart of eligibility redeterminations, which had been halted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrollees who face the termination of their eligibility are already up against significant…

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]]> What to Know About the Biden Administration’s Proposed Restoration of DACA Recipients’ Access to Affordable Care Act Programs https://www.nilc.org/2023/05/05/what-to-know-about-the-biden-administrations-proposed-restoration-of-daca-recipients-access-to-affordable-care-act-programs/ Fri, 05 May 2023 16:22:46 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=35625 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Gabrielle Lessard May 5, 2023 The senseless exclusion of immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage is finally ending. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule that would modify the definition of “lawfully present” used to determine eligibility for ACA health plans and…

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]]> End of Pandemic Medicaid Protections May Leave Many Immigrants without Health Insurance https://www.nilc.org/2023/02/07/end-of-pandemic-medicaid-protections-may-leave-many-immigrants-without-health-insurance/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:46:17 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=34723 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Ben D’Avanzo February 7, 2023 Millions of people who receive health care through Medicaid will have their eligibility reviewed for the first time in over three years. Medicaid eligibility review, or ”redetermination” normally takes place at least once a year but was suspended due to policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The redetermination process will…

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]]> Biden’s Reported Plans to Detain Haitian Asylum Seekers at Guantanamo Perpetuates History of Anti-Black Racism in U.S. Immigration Policy https://www.nilc.org/2023/02/01/bidens-reported-plans-to-detain-haitian-asylum-seekers-at-guantanamo-perpetuates-history-of-anti-black-racism-in-u-s-immigration-policy/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:12:10 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=34313 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Chiraayu Gosrani February 1, 2023 Crises around the world—including in Ukraine and Haiti—have sparked increased flows of migrants seeking safety in the United States. While the Biden administration has welcomed Ukrainian refugees with open arms, senior officials are hastily preparing to send Haitian asylum seekers to Guantanamo—a site notoriously associated with war…

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]]> Two Years After Deadly Nitrogen Leak at Georgia Poultry Plant, A Big Step Forward to Protect Immigrant Workers Reporting Labor Abuses https://www.nilc.org/2023/01/27/two-years-after-deadly-nitrogen-leak-at-georgia-poultry-plant-a-big-step-forward-to-protect-immigrant-workers-reporting-labor-abuses/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:32:23 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=34250 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Shelly Anand, Elizabeth Zambrana, and Alessandra Stevens (Sur Legal Collaborative) and Michelle Lapointe (NILC) January 27, 2023 Two years ago, on January 28, 2021, Gainesville, Georgia was the site of a tragic and entirely preventable liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant, which killed six workers. In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy…

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]]> Texas’ Judge Shopping Undermines Public Interest and the Future of Public Policy (The Torch) https://www.nilc.org/2022/10/04/texas-judge-shopping-undermines-public-interest-and-the-future-of-public-policy-the-torch/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:29:07 +0000 https://www.nilc.org/?p=32723 THE TORCH: CONTENTS By Max Wolson October 4, 2022 Driven by ambitions for higher office at any expense, Texas’ governor and attorney general have challenged virtually every action taken by the Biden administration. Texas is particularly committed to stymieing any attempt to make the immigration system more just and humane. But immigration is not the only target.

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