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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California Steps Forward to Protect Immigrants from Anticipated Trump Administration Policies
California Steps Forward to Protect Immigrants from Anticipated Trump Administration Policies
Published Dec 14, 2016 Three measures recently introduced in the California legislature would provide much-needed support to immigrants who live in the state, and would erect roadblocks against aggressive immigration enforcement efforts anticipated under the incoming...
A Deplorable Choice to Head the Justice Department
A Deplorable Choice to Head the Justice Department
Published Dec 4, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump may not have put any official policies in place yet, but his first steps as our nation’s next leader should send chills down the spine of anyone who believes in justice and...
Our Recommendations for People Considering Applying for DACA Following the Election
Our Recommendations for People Considering Applying for DACA Following the Election
Published Nov 14, 2016 There are many concerns about what could happen to the DACA program—and DACA recipients—once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump said during his campaign that he intends to end the DACA program, though he has not said exactly...
Trump’s Victory Will Not Defeat Immigrants or Constitutional Rights
Trump’s Victory Will Not Defeat Immigrants or Constitutional Rights
Published Nov 10, 2016 Tuesday’s election signaled the start of a difficult period for immigrants in the United States. On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump said he would impose many policies that would tear communities apart, including mass deportations...
Love Knows No Borders
Love Knows No Borders
Published Nov 2, 2016 Victor Vo met Heather Pham, and they fell in love. They decided to get married and, for more than a year, they meticulously planned a gorgeous wedding celebration. The decorations, the deejay, and the dinner menu were all set. Invitations were...
New Study Confirms That DACA Provides Concrete Benefits to Both Immigrants and Native-Born
New Study Confirms That DACA Provides Concrete Benefits to Both Immigrants and Native-Born
Published Oct 26, 2016 This past September, the National Immigration Law Center joined forces with United We Dream, the Center for American Progress, and Professor Tom Wong of the University of California, San Diego to conduct a survey on how having Deferred Action...
Re-examining the Medical Needs of Unaccompanied Children
Re-examining the Medical Needs of Unaccompanied Children
Published Oct 20, 2016 Now that the school year has begun and classrooms are filled with children eager to learn, we are reminded of the various inequities affecting low-income immigrant children. One particular inequity—the lack of access to affordable, quality...
Chicagoan Joins New Yorker in Fighting Texas Injunction Against DAPA and Expanded DACA
Chicagoan Joins New Yorker in Fighting Texas Injunction Against DAPA and Expanded DACA
Published Oct 12, 2016 For too long, immigrant families in one part of the country have seen the federal courts in another part of the country rule—time and time again—against DAPA and the expansion of DACA, immigration programs that restore some fairness to our...
At Age 23, I Still Don’t Know What it’s Like to Call ‘My Doctor’
At Age 23, I Still Don’t Know What it’s Like to Call ‘My Doctor’
Published Oct 5, 2016 My palms are sweating as I sit outside the school nurse’s office waiting for my turn. Should I tell her about the symptoms I’m feeling so that maybe she can help? Will she tell me I need to see my...
The List That Can Take Your Life
The List That Can Take Your Life
Published Sep 27, 2016 Today, in California, you can be placed on a secret list, with life-threatening implications, and never even know your name was added. The only reason I found out about this hidden database, called CalGang, is because being on the list nearly...
Lawsuit Win Could Make DAPA and DACA+ Available in States That Weren’t Parties to Texas v. U.S.
Lawsuit Win Could Make DAPA and DACA+ Available in States That Weren’t Parties to Texas v. U.S.
Published Sep 22, 2016 Today, the first hearing was held in Batalla Vidal v. Baran, et al., a very important court case. The plaintiff in the case, Martin Batalla Vidal, is suing in New York federal district court to restrict the reach of an injunction issued early...
New Lawsuit Challenges Arizona’s Discriminatory Denial of Licenses to Domestic Violence Survivors and Others
New Lawsuit Challenges Arizona’s Discriminatory Denial of Licenses to Domestic Violence Survivors and Others
Published Sep 14, 2016 Marcos had had an Arizona driver’s license for years, so he was shocked when he went to the Motor Vehicles Division (MVD) to renew it. Because Arizona would no longer accept his valid federal employment authorization document (EAD) as proof...
Expanded Joint Policy Provides New Protections for Immigrant Workers Who Allege Employment Discrimination
Expanded Joint Policy Provides New Protections for Immigrant Workers Who Allege Employment Discrimination
Published Aug 31, 2016 When workers decide to come forward to make complaints about labor violations in their workplaces, they face many risks—being isolated from coworkers or retaliated against by their employers, losing their jobs, or even being blacklisted so...
Images Ordered Released Confirm Immigrants’ Stories of Abusive Practices by U.S. Border Patrol
Images Ordered Released Confirm Immigrants’ Stories of Abusive Practices by U.S. Border Patrol
Published Aug 19, 2016 For years, we’ve heard accounts of inhumane conditions at the U.S. Border Patrol’s processing facilities, or hieleras (Spanish for iceboxes) as these short-term detention facilities have come to be known. Detainees described being held in...
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Published Aug 19, 2016 Someone handed me a megaphone, and I took a turn leading the chant, “No contract on America!” It was 1995 or ’96, and my sister and I were among the thousands of demonstrators in San Francisco protesting the “Contract with...
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