It’s official, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will apply the 2019 public charge rule to all future and pending green card applications submitted on or after Feb. 24, 2020.
This reinstatement follows a September 11 decision in the ongoing litigation against the rule, wherein the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a nationwide injunction imposed in July.
Immigrants and advocates have experienced multiple victories and losses in the multi-year campaign against a worsening of the unjust public charge rule. This has caused confusion and frustration that are discouraging immigrants from seeking public assistance and legal status.
But one thing hasn’t changed: undocumented Californians have the right to access public services.
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NEW! Immigrant Health Community Packet Click Here
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Access the Outreach Toolkit for background, document details, sample tweets, and posts.
CLICK TO TWEET: Even though #PublicCharge is in effect, undocumented immigrants still have safe options for accessing public food assistance and health services.
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IMMIGRANT HEALTH COMMUNITY PACKET @ bit.ly/protecthealthca #ProtectImmigrantFamilies
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Coordinate with the CA-PIF Outreach & Communications Workgroup to share the materials with your membership through a Facebook, Instagram, or Zoom event. Contact: Aracely Navarro, TCP – anavarro@childrenspartnership.
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The community packet and outreach materials are currently available in English and Spanish. COMING SOON: Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Questions?
Contact Gabby Tilley at gabby@cfpa.net