Estimated Impacts of the Proposed Public Charge Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid
Samantha Artiga, Rachel Garfield, and Anthony Damico, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation (October 11, 2018)
This analysis provides new estimates of the potential impacts from the proposed Trump administration changes to the public charge rule. Using 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation data, it examines the (1) share of noncitizens who originally entered the U.S. without LPR status who have characteristics that DHS could potentially weigh negatively in a public charge determination and (2) number of individuals who would disenroll from Medicaid under different scenarios.
A Timeline: How the Trump Administration is Rolling Back Protections for Children
Kids in Need of Defense (October 9, 2018)
This updated publication provides a detailed timeline of the Trump administration’s actions to rollback child protections. The timeline details when all these actions took place, who put them into action, and what the impact on children is.
How Federal and State Food Stamps Programs Affect Recent Immigrant Families in the United States
Heather Koball, National Center for Children in Poverty (January 29, 2018)
Children of immigrants are at greater risk of going without enough food than the children of native-born citizens – even when income levels and other economic factors are taken into account. Immigrant families often experience economic hardships, of course, but their food insecurity may also be traced to U.S. federal and state policies that make some immigrants ineligible for food stamps.
Who Would Be Harmed by Trump’s “Public Charge” Proposal?
Jackie Vimo, CLASP (October 30, 2018)
The proposed “public charge” rule from the Trump administration would result in declines of immigrant families’ access to the basics we all need to survive. The proposal would make—and has already made—immigrant families afraid to seek programs that help them stay strong and productive and raise children who thrive.
Challenges to TPS terminations
Catholic Legal Network, Inc. ( October 12, 2018)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for nationals of Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, Nepal, and Honduras. In the wake of these termination decisions, several different cases have been filed in U.S district courts.
Public Charge: A Threat to Children’s Health and Well-Being
CLASP (October, 2018)
This fact-sheet reviews the proposed Trump administration changes to the public charge rule, and their potential impact on children of immigrants.
Newcomer Central American Immigrants’ Access to Legal Services
Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, Dennis Stinchcomb & Jodi Berger Cardoso (September 18, 2018)
This report focuses on Central American Immigrants’ access to legal services. It documents legal service gaps, catalogues the principal challenges confronting community-based legal service providers, and highlights strategies for enhancing service provider capacity and overcoming access barriers.
Acquisition & Derivation Quick Reference Charts
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (October 5, 2018)
These three charts outline the different requirements for acquiring and deriving citizenship for children. Because the law governing acquisition and derivation has changed many times and is generally not retroactive, these charts detail what the eligibility requirements are depending on the time period in question.
Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Affirmative Cases
Immigration Legal Resource Center (August 31, 2018)
This Practice Advisory answers common questions about the risks of filing affirmative SIJS cases for youth in a variety of scenarios, such as when the youth has a delinquency history, the youth is over the age of 18, or the youth is alleged to be gang-involved.