What Immigrants Need to Know About the New Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions
Published Oct 1, 2026 Congress has introduced Medicaid eligibility restrictions for immigrants who have experienced domestic violence and human trafficking, among others.
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As a Sikh Woman of Color and Child of Immigrants, I Found Gorsuch’s Vague Answers Troubling
As a Sikh Woman of Color and Child of Immigrants, I Found Gorsuch’s Vague Answers Troubling
Published Apr 6, 2017 “What worries me is that you have been very much able to avoid any specificity like no one I have ever seen before,” Senator Dianne Feinstein said on day three of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Senate. As...
This Cesar Chavez Day, Immigrant Workers Fight Back Against Trump through Robust Organizing and Resistance
This Cesar Chavez Day, Immigrant Workers Fight Back Against Trump through Robust Organizing and Resistance
Published Mar 30, 2017 March 31st is the birthday of Cesar Chavez, the American civil rights activist and labor organizer who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Dolores Huerta. In honor of Chavez’s legacy, we highlight some new forms of immigrant-worker...
Love Wins in Louisiana Immigrant Marriage Case
Love Wins in Louisiana Immigrant Marriage Case
Published Mar 24, 2017 Viet “Victor” Anh Vo nervously spun the hefty silver wedding band back and forth on his finger and waited. A judge was going to walk through the door at any moment and, soon after, teams of attorneys would begin to argue about whether he...
ACA Replacement Bill Not a Good Deal for Immigrants
ACA Replacement Bill Not a Good Deal for Immigrants
Published Mar 16, 2017 The headlines regarding the American Health Care Act, the House Republicans’ Obamacare replacement bill, have rightly focused on the 24 million people the Congressional Budget Office expects will lose health care coverage if the bill is...
Tweets from Donald Trump with “Muslim” or “Muslims” in Them
Tweets from Donald Trump with “Muslim” or “Muslims” in Them
Published Mar 14, 2017 All tweets from Donald Trump that include the words “Muslim”, “Muslims", "Refugee", or "Refugees" since he declared his candidacy for president on June 16, 2015.
Trump Can Try to Rebrand It, but the New Refugee and Muslim Ban Is Still Illegal
Trump Can Try to Rebrand It, but the New Refugee and Muslim Ban Is Still Illegal
Published Mar 9, 2017 On January 27, President Trump tried to sell the country on a losing (and unconstitutional) idea: that banning vulnerable refugees and people from certain Muslim-majority countries was somehow a matter of national...
Unpacking the References to Public Benefits and the Privacy Act in Trump’s Executive Order on Interior Enforcement
Unpacking the References to Public Benefits and the Privacy Act in Trump’s Executive Order on Interior Enforcement
Published Mar 1, 2017 One lesson President Trump’s administration learned from his campaign is that misinformation and fear are powerful tools—tools they are now using in drafting, releasing, and carrying out his executive orders. They are already putting these...
Answers from Our Resident DACA Expert
Answers from Our Resident DACA Expert
Published Feb 22, 2017 NILC’s immigration policy advocate answers the questions she’s been asked most often during Trump’s first month in office.
Five Things You Should Know About the Proposed Executive Order on Public Benefits
Five Things You Should Know About the Proposed Executive Order on Public Benefits
Published Feb 15, 2017 A draft executive order titled “Protecting Taxpayer Resources by Ensuring Our Immigration Laws Promote Accountability and Responsibility” has appeared several times in the news media. If signed by the president, the draft order would open a...
How to Prepare Yourself and Others for Encounters With Immigration Enforcement
How to Prepare Yourself and Others for Encounters With Immigration Enforcement
Published Feb 10, 2017 There have been disturbing reports over recent days of dozens or even hundreds of people across the country being picked up in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Though we knew these types of raids were likely coming soon...
The Sprint That Saved Hundreds of Refugees and Immigrants from Being Deported
The Sprint That Saved Hundreds of Refugees and Immigrants from Being Deported
Published Feb 3, 2017 In the unfolding fight to defend our immigrant communities, it’s important to remember that we’re in a marathon, not a sprint. Sometimes for our legal team, though, a sprint is just what’s...
Want to Join the Trump Resistance? Here’s the Playbook.
Want to Join the Trump Resistance? Here’s the Playbook.
Published Jan 20, 2017 What happened on the night of November 8, 2017, was as awful as it was unexpected. After he’d campaigned on racist, xenophobic, and sexist rhetoric, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. In response, a group of...
Sen. Sessions Scorns Principles and Laws He Would Be Charged with Enforcing as Attorney General
Sen. Sessions Scorns Principles and Laws He Would Be Charged with Enforcing as Attorney General
Published Jan 10, 2017 When President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Jeff Sessions to oversee the Department of Justice, he took a major first step toward making good on his promise that his administration will target communities of color for criminalization and...
NYC Health + Hospitals’ “Open Letter” Sets an Inspiring Example That Could and Should Be Copied Across the Country
NYC Health + Hospitals’ “Open Letter” Sets an Inspiring Example That Could and Should Be Copied Across the Country
Published Jan 4, 2017 Uncertainty about increased immigration enforcement has caused some immigrant and mixed–immigration status families to question whether it is safe to seek health care. Health care providers have reported appointment cancellations and have...
The BRIDGE Act is Not a Real or Long-Term Solution
The BRIDGE Act is Not a Real or Long-Term Solution
Published Dec 22, 2016 Recently we’ve received a lot of inquiries about whether Congress is doing anything to protect the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program from being eliminated, and in particular about a recently introduced bipartisan bill...
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