CHANGES TO PUBLIC CHARGE Analysis and Frequently Asked Questions Last updated FEBRUARY 24, 2020 * Two federal agencies’ regulations on the “public charge” grounds of inadmissibility went into effect on February 24, 2020. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations will apply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing in the U.S. of applications [...]
PUBLIC CHARGE UPDATE What Advocates Need to Know Now MARCH 26, 2020 * The “public charge” inadmissibility test has been part of federal immigration law for more than a hundred years. It is designed to identify people who may depend on government benefits as their main source of support in the future. If an immigration [...]
Trump’s Public Charge Rule Created Harm Even Before It Was Implemented THE TORCH: CONTENTSBy Holly Straut-Eppsteiner MARCH 2, 2020 In September 2018, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a new set of regulations that would make drastic changes to determinations regarding which immigrants are eligible to be admitted as lawful permanent residents in the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2020 CONTACT Email:
[email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 Fight Fear With Facts, NILC Urges As Trump Public Charge Policy Takes Effect WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State today began implementing the Trump administration’s new “public charge” regulations, a cornerstone of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2020 CONTACT Juan Gastelum, NILC, 213-375-3149,
[email protected] Barbara Semedo, CLASP, 202-906-8010,
[email protected] Advocates Urge Families to Fight Fear with Facts as Public Charge Implementation Date Announced WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday its intent to begin implementing the Trump administration’s public charge regulation (PDF) on [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2020 CONTACT - Juan Gastelum, National Immigration Law Center, (213) 375-3149,
[email protected] - Yatziri Tovar, Make the Road New York, (917) 771-2818,
[email protected] - Jen Nessel, Center for Constitutional Rights, (212) 614-6449,
[email protected] - Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society, (917) 294-9348,
[email protected] Immigrant Rights Advocates and Individual Immigrants File Petition to Block Three [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2019 CONTACT Juan Gastelum, National Immigration Law Center, (213) 375-3149,
[email protected] Jen Nessel, Center for Constitutional Rights, (212) 614-6449,
[email protected] Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society, (917) 294-9348,
[email protected] Yatziri Tovar, Make the Road New York, (917) 771-2818,
[email protected] Immigrant Rights Advocates in New York File First Federal Lawsuit to Jointly Block [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2019 CONTACT Hayley Burgess, NILC, 202-805-0375,
[email protected] Barbara Semedo, CLASP, 202-906-8010,
[email protected] Courts Block Trump Public Charge Regulations WASHINGTON, DC — Federal courts today issued national injunctions blocking any implementation of the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulations, which threaten the health, nutrition, and housing of millions of families. The orders, issued [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2019 CONTACT Hayley Burgess,
[email protected], 202-384-1279 Immigrant Advocates Support Hirono Bill Blocking “Public Charge” Regulations WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) has introduced the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of federal funds to implement the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulations. The legislation was cosponsored [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2019 CONTACT - National Immigration Law Center: Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279,
[email protected] - Western Center on Law & Poverty: Courtney McKinney, 214-395-2755,
[email protected] - Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles: Alison Vu,
[email protected] Trump “Public Charge” Regulation Unlawful, Lawsuit Claims Nonprofits aim to block policy targeting millions of families of [...]
