**BREAKING NEWS**
FINAL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
Effective on October 15, 2019

Dear Allies,

Today is the day we all hoped would never come. DHS’s final public charge rule has been posted to the Federal Register for inspection, with official publication scheduled for Wednesday. Here is a link to the final rule. If litigation does not prevent the rule from taking effect, the policy will become effective in 60 days on October 15. We will share more about the content later today and in the days to come. Please see the following stories from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico. We will be sending another e-blast to the campaign later today with more information.

We will be hosting two calls - a quick campaign call for today and a more in-depth call on Wednesday - to discuss the DHS final rule on public charge.  In the next few days, we will be doing a deep analysis of the final rule text and updating our talking points if necessary. 

 

Public Charge Rule Finalization - Rapid Response Call

• TODAY at 4:30pm ET (1:30pm PT)
• On this brief 30 minute call, we will provide brief highlights of what the final regulation looks like. We will provide you with key information you need to know to update your colleagues and community resources.

Public Charge Rule Finalization - Campaign Webinar

• WEDNESDAY at 12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)
• For this webinar, we will provide a deeper dive into content of the rule and provide updated talking points, including what to tell immigrant families.

MomsRising & PIF Campaign Facebook Live Events 

• TUESDAY at 7:00pm ET (4:00pm PT) ENGLISH
• TUESDAY at 7:30pm ET (4:30pm PT) SPANISH
• Join MomsRising and the PIF Campaign for a community facing and informational session on the final rule. This event will be hosted in English and Spanish. Please share widely with you networks.
  • ENGLISH - Click here to share with your networks
  • SPANISH - Click here to share with your networks

• Spread the word about the harmful effects on social media - please use the hashtag #ProtectFamilies on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to access our DHS Finalization Digital Media Toolkit. 
• We hope that all of your organizations will also release individual press statements. Use our Communications Rapid Response Toolkit.

The next days and weeks will be intense ones, and we are so grateful to have all of you with us. Together we will grow stronger in the fight to achieve our vision: a nation where all are truly equal, immigration is recognized as a strength, and no one in America is denied the essentials of life because of where they were born.