NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation

NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2019 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today posted the text, as a "public inspection document," of a new regulation that would vastly expand the number of immigrants who may be [...]

NILC Supports the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act

NILC Supports the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 NILC Supports the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and 36 cosponsors today introduced a bill, the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act, that would prohibit the use of federal funds [...]

Webinar: Public Charge, DACA, and Other Immigrants’ Rights Issues

Webinar: Public Charge, DACA, and Other Immigrants’ Rights Issues

Webinar: Public Charge, DACA & Other Immigrants’ Rights Issues The National Immigration Law Center hosted a webinar titled "Public Charge, DACA, and Other Immigrants’ Rights Issues" on April 17, 2018. Topics covered included: April 25th Supreme Court hearing on the Muslim ban Proposed changes to the definition of “public charge” DACA lawsuits and what they mean for DACA [...]

Immigration Updates: Public Charge, Congressional Budget and Litigation News

Immigration Updates: Public Charge, Congressional Budget and Litigation News

Immigration Updates: Public Charge, Congressional Budget and Litigation News The National Immigration Law Center hosted a  webinar on "Immigration Updates: Public Charge, Congressional Budget and Litigation News" on Friday, March 24. Below are links to the recording of the webinar as well as a PDF copy of the slideshow: View the webinar recording Download the slides First Name* Last [...]

Public Charge

Public Charge

Public Charge Updated December 2023 December 2023: The Biden Administration public charge regulations went into effect on December 23, 2022. While the regulations largely mirror the policies set forth in the 1999 Field Guidance on public charge, they provide important clarifications about issues such as which immigrants are exempt from the public charge ground of [...]

Trump Administration Proposal Would Separate Immigrant Families, Harm Public Health and Wellbeing for All of Us

Trump Administration Proposal Would Separate Immigrant Families, Harm Public Health and Wellbeing for All of Us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 Trump Administration Proposal Would Separate Immigrant Families, Harm Public Health and Wellbeing for All of Us WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today announced it would propose a new rule that would prevent immigrant families on the road to U.S. citizenship [...]

GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition

GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2017 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 GOP’s #TBT Tax Plan Is So ’80s, Advocates Charge, Urging Opposition Lavish corporate subsidies, ballooning national debt, and increasing child poverty among bill’s consequences WASHINGTON — Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday released comprehensive tax legislation that would dramatically cut [...]

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

Unpacking the References to Public Benefits and the Privacy Act in Trump’s Executive Order on Interior Enforcement THE TORCH: CONTENTSBy Matthew Lopas, NILC health policy attorney MARCH 2, 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 [...]

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

Five Things You Should Know About the Draft Executive Order on Public Benefits THE TORCH: CONTENTSBy Gabrielle Lessard, NILC senior policy attorney FEBRUARY 16, 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 [...]

Louisiana Courts Dismiss Charges

Louisiana Courts Dismiss Charges

Louisiana Courts Dismiss Charges under Law Prohibiting Driving without Lawful Presence, Citing Preemption and Enforcement Problems Immigrants' Rights Update, Vol. 21, Issue 3, April 25, 2007 By Melissa Crow In Dec. 2006, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal issued a landmark ruling affirming a lower court decision that threw out criminal charges against a [...]