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    What’s in Congress’s New ICE Funding Law?

    What’s in Congress’s New ICE Funding Law?

    Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Jun 11, 2026

    Despite Being Flush in Cash, DHS Wants $70 Billion More in Tax Payer Dollars

    Despite Being Flush in Cash, DHS Wants $70 Billion More in Tax Payer Dollars

    Ben D’Avanzo

    Published May 7, 2026 Instead of continuing negotiations toward reforms and accountability, Congressional leaders...

    Will Fear Keep Many Immigrants from Filing Their Taxes This Year?

    Will Fear Keep Many Immigrants from Filing Their Taxes This Year?

    Ben D’Avanzo and Sarah Krieger

    Published Mar 18, 2026 Immigrants are wondering how they’re supposed to safely pay their taxes – a problem that hurts the whole country.

    Congress Has Ten Days to Stop Funding ICE’s Unchecked Abuse
    Photo of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a Congressional hearing.

    Congress Has Ten Days to Stop Funding ICE’s Unchecked Abuse

    Ben D’Avanzo and Jennifer Whitlock

    Published Feb 3, 2026 We must tell Congress that it has no more excuses. The nation is watching. Will members of...

    Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

    Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

    Published Jan 1, 2026 This resource focuses on eligibility and other rules governing immigrants’ access to federal public benefits programs. Originally published in November 2015.

    Can Undocumented Immigrants Access Health Care?

    Can Undocumented Immigrants Access Health Care?

    Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Dec 5, 2025 Setting the record straight about immigrants and public benefits.

    Clarifying Access: What New Federal SNAP Restrictions and Guidance Mean for Immigrant Communities

    Clarifying Access: What New Federal SNAP Restrictions and Guidance Mean for Immigrant Communities

    Ben D’Avanzo and Sarah Krieger

    Published Nov 12, 2025 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline that prevents millions of families from going hungry. The devastating budget bill passed last summer dramatically restricted eligibility for this program for many immigrants....

    300,000 Lawfully Present Immigrants Will Be Newly Ineligible for Health Care Help in This Open Enrollment Period

    300,000 Lawfully Present Immigrants Will Be Newly Ineligible for Health Care Help in This Open Enrollment Period

    Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Oct 23, 2025 The 2025 reconciliation law enacted this summer imposed new restrictions on access to health...

    Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law

    Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law

    Published Oct 1, 2025 In response to misinformation about the 2025 reconciliation law, in particular about undocumented immigrants health care eligibility, this commentary addresses misleading statements and clarifies why they are highly distorted or entirely...

    The Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Final “Big Beautiful Bill,” Explained

    The Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Final “Big Beautiful Bill,” Explained

    Published Aug 20, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashes health care, nutrition, and tax benefits while expanding detention and enforcement—harming immigrant communities and endangering the U.S. economy. The following report explains how these changes take...

    Trump Administration’s Attempts to Dismantle Language Access Do Not Erase Civil Rights Law

    Trump Administration’s Attempts to Dismantle Language Access Do Not Erase Civil Rights Law

    Joanna E. Cuevas Ingram and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Aug 7, 2025 This commentary describes the new DOJ guidance, the current state of language access and civil rights requirements, and expected next steps for the federal government.

    What New Federal Notices Mean for Immigrants’ Program Eligibility

    What New Federal Notices Mean for Immigrants’ Program Eligibility

    Tanya Broder and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Jul 23, 2025 Five federal agencies have issued notices reinterpreting which federal programs may be restricted to certain categories of immigrants. These notices illustrate the administration’s harmful willingness to undermine the well-being of families...

    9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

    9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

    Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Jun 18, 2025 Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.

    The House Reconciliation Bill’s Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants 

    The House Reconciliation Bill’s Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants 

    Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Jun 10, 2025 Under the House-passed reconciliation bill, the tax code would be transformed into a system where immigrants subsidize trillions of dollars in tax breaks for wealthy citizens.

    How the House Budget Bill Attacks Health Care and Nutrition for Immigrants, Children, and Everyone Else

    How the House Budget Bill Attacks Health Care and Nutrition for Immigrants, Children, and Everyone Else

    Ben D’Avanzo and Matthew Lopas

    Published Jun 3, 2025 U.S. law is already unfairly restrictive for federal programs. Now, Congress is angling to make our laws even more cruel and regressive.