09/30/2020
This practice advisory provides an update on public charge for advocates providing naturalization legal assistance. The advisory briefly discusses the legal standard for assessing public charge and then discusses how to advise lawful permanent residents looking to naturalize. It covers issues related to the 2019 rule on public charge that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the...
09/30/2020
The Trump administration has been working to change public charge, a reason an immigrant could be denied a green card or a visa, by making it harder for low- and moderate-income immigrants to prove they are not at risk of using certain public benefits in the future. Meanwhile, widespread media coverage of these changes, combined with the Trump administration’s negative rhetoric targeting...
09/30/2020
This FAQ on public charge can be used to help education and outreach workers present information about public charge to community members and/or as a handout for audience members from the community.
09/30/2020
This provides 5 essential facts to know about public charge if you are a green card holder (LPR), if you are undocumented, or if you are applying to sponsor a family member for immigration.
09/30/2020
On September 25, ILRC submitted comments in opposition to EOIR's proposed rule regarding court procedures. The proposed rule is an unlawful attempt to curb Immigration Judges’ authority, limit case review, and drastically restrict due process for immigrants. The rule undermines the appellate process and curtails the efficient adjudication of the courts.
09/30/2020
For many immigrants, learning what their status is does not come into full scope until they apply for driver’s licenses, financial aid, travel documents, or other benefits that are a part of adulthood’s accompanying responsibilities. Regardless of one’s age, however, it is important that everyone understand the differences between the distinct categories recognized by the federal government so as...
09/30/2020
This community resource is a condensed explainer for anyone with questions about DACA, with a brief overview on who can apply, who can renew, and what the recent USCIS changes to the program mean.
09/30/2020
This overview of public charge and immigration law summarizes what public charge is and how it affects noncitizens, provides a glossary of key public charge and immigration law terms, and explains the public charge rules and legal challenges.
09/30/2020
The ILRC launched two social media campaigns on public charge issues in February and March 2020. In this resource, we share information on those campaigns and printouts of the graphics from both campaigns (in English and Spanish) as inspiration for public charge social media campaigns other organizations or advocates may wish to launch, depending on their audience.
09/29/2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2020 Contact: Courtney Holsworth natzinquiries [at] rabengroup.com ILRC Statement on Preliminary Injunction of USCIS’ Fee Rule Imposing a Wealth Test for Citizenship, Unprecedented Costs on Asylum Applications Melissa Rodgers, Director of Programs for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, issued the following statement on the United States District Court for the...