Biden administration guts most of public charge rule, but immigrants still fearful

October 7th, 20220 — This article, by Sunita Sohrabji for Ethnic Media Service, has been edited for style Last week, the Biden administration gutted the signature Trump-era policy known as public charge, which effectively imposed a wealth tax on people seeking to gain permanent residency in the U.S. The new rule will go into effect on Dec. 23. It...

Immigrant advocates prepare for DHS’s tightened new public charge rule

October 12th, 20190 YPSILANTI – Attorneys from the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) have shared information about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new public charge rule ahead of its implementation this month. Following the August 14 publishing of new changes to the ground of admissibility of immigrants to the U.S. based on the...

Trump administration threatens poor and working immigrants with new ruling, advocates speak out

August 13th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Several advocates for immigrant families spoke out this week against a new Trump administration regulation that aims to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs by denying them lawful permanent status in the United States. A person seeking entry into the U.S. or applying for a green...