Sign On to Oppose Medical Deferred Action Cancellation and join us for Public Charge 101 Webinar on Thursday
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We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend and took some time to recharge! We wanted to share the latest news with you and make sure you have your calendars marked for Thursday’s public charge webinar. You can find more details and a registration link below.
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SIGN ON OPPORTUNITY:
Push Back Against Trump Administration’s End to USCIS Deferred Action Policy for People Facing Serious Medical Conditions
Without any public notice or comment period, the Trump administration last week said it was no longer considering requests for deferred action for people facing serious medical conditions. This policy allowed immigrants to stay in the United States for two-year periods to receive life-saving medical care otherwise unavailable to them in their home countries. The termination of the policy is a death sentence to those once protected who are receiving treatment for conditions like epilepsy, HIV, cancer, and muscular dystrophy. The termination leaves thousands of families with only about a month to leave the country, or face formal deportation. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has developed resources and a Take Action page to fight back.
Additionally, we ask your organizations to join a sign-on letter urging USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli to prevent needless deportations and deaths by fully restoring USCIS’s deferred action adjudications.
You can join by completing the response form below. Given the urgency of the matter, the deadline to join is tomorrow, September 4, at 12PM, ET. |
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Sign Up for Thursday’s
Public Charge 101 Webinar
PIF Public Charge 101
September 5, 2019 at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)
Now that we have a final DHS public charge rule, we’re bringing back our 101 webinar. We’ll break down the basics of public charge policy and provide updates on related changes we might expect. Now more than ever, it’s important to stay informed and fight fear with facts!
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Another Lawsuit Filed To Block
DHS’s Public Charge Rule
Last Tuesday, Make the Road NY, African Services Committee, Asian American Federation, Catholic Charities Community Services, and CLINIC filed a joint complaint opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule. The NY advocates case brings the total case count up to six -- with cities, counties, states, and service providers and advocacy groups around the country filing complaints. We applaud, support, and thank all the organizations and individuals for stepping forward and bringing legal action to stop this rule from being implemented! We will keep you posted as these efforts move forward.
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New Report from Georgetown University’s
Center for Children and Families
Last week, the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families published a report on the effects of public charge on children in immigrant communities. The report thoughtfully explains the new rule, with helpful tables and charts, and specifically examines its impact on the health of immigrant children, as well as the chilling effect.
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Shoutout to One Nation on Their Rally
and More Public Charge Art
Congrats to One Nation and partners for a successful rally attended by more than 600 people in Oakland last Tuesday. Here are links to the beautiful photos and a video of the event! Additionally, incredible artwork from the rally was published in KQED arts. Our allies are so creative!
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We will update you all very soon!
Madison Hardee (Center for Law and Social Policy), and
Sonya Schwartz (National Immigration Law Center), on behalf of the Co-chairs of the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign
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