Tag: Access to benefits

BOSTON – Representatives from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Health Care For All (HCFA), and Health Law Advocates (HLA) have come together to support the Biden Administration’s move to update the federal Public Charge rule, which will ensure that immigrants seeking green cards can access public benefits … Continued

The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a case regarding a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain public benefits – such as food stamps, Medicaid and voucher – is being touted as a big win for immigrant rights. Read more at Herald News.

BOSTON – Eva Millona, President and CEO of the MIRA Coalition, today issued the following statement in response to a federal court’s summary judgement vacating the public charge rule, thus blocking implementation of the policy nationwide.  “The new public charge rule is an unconscionable attack on low-income immigrant communities that aims to stop them from … Continued

BOSTON – Today, the so-called “public charge” rule went into effect, imposing a wealth test on green card and visa applicants that aims to determine whether, sometime in the future, they might qualify for public benefits. For three years now, expectation of this rule – and reports of what it might entail – have caused … Continued

BOSTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a preliminary injunction that was blocking implementation of the “public charge” rule, thus enabling the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to begin applying the rule across the country (except Illinois, where a separate injunction still stands). “This is a devastating blow to working-class immigrants,” said Eva A. … Continued

BOSTON, October 11, 2019 – Today U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule, preventing the rule from taking effect as scheduled on Oct. 15. The rule would define any immigrant who uses certain health, nutrition or housing programs as a “public charge,” and enables federal officials to turn … Continued

A proposal to redefine ‘public charge’ would deny green cards to people who access key safety net programs – or whose jobs don’t pay high enough wages. BOSTON, September 23, 2018 – The Trump administration yesterday released a proposed regulation that seeks to penalize legal immigrants for accessing programs that help working families with health … Continued