This toolkit clarifies which public benefits — including SNAP, Medicaid, and Head Start — immigrant families may still be eligible for, addressing the confusion around eligibility rules that causes many families to forgo food and nutrition support they qualify for.
This brief examines how public charge and other immigration policies may discourage immigrants from enrolling in Medicaid and CHIP.
This guide helps practitioners understand and navigate the complicated and changing rules around public benefits eligibility for immigrants.
This resource provides an FAQ for advocates about the new public charge rule proposed in November 2025.
This explainer reviews the current status of the public charge rule, emphasizing that the Biden era policy remains in place.
This study examines service access barriers for immigrant families with young children and provides community generated solutions within the unique context of New Mexico’s borderlands.
This resource reviews what changes to public charge are—and are not—possible under a second Trump administration, including the timing of any potential changes and recommendations for community members.
The study explores the unique service access barriers and facilitators experienced by immigrant families along the rural U.S.–Mexico border from the perspectives of agency and government representatives.
This issue brief reviews the anticipated immigration policies of President-elect Trump’s 2nd administration and the potential economic and health consequences.
This explainer reviews access and restrictions to public benefits for immigrants.
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