Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Repugnant’ Public Charge Rule
Leave your thoughtsA federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying green cards to many low income…
Category: Health Justice & Access
‘Confused and Fearful’: New Yorkers Grapple With Trump Immigration Policies
Leave your thoughtsResidents of Jackson Heights, one of New York’s most diverse neighborhoods, are concerned the new ‘public charge’ rule will put…
City Cautions Immigrants: Don’t Rush To Drop Benefits For Fear Of Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule
Leave your thoughtsCity officials are slamming a new immigration policy finalized by the Trump administration this week that would expand the federal government’s options…
Trump’s Immigration Proposals Don’t Need to Happen to Cause Harm. That’s the Point.
Leave your thoughtsHow do immigrant advocates and lawmakers counter policies that haven’t yet been put in place? The Trump administration’s effort to…
NYC Will Now Provide Affordable Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants, low income residents
Leave your thoughtsAffordable health care is now available for all Bronx residents, regardless of immigration status or income. People who can prove…
Immigrant advocacy group to expand health programs through $29M project
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York plans to more than double its space for programs and services through the construction of…
Why 1 Million American Kids Could Lose Access to Health Insurance
Leave your thoughtsThis feature was written in partnership with Providence St. Joseph Health. In September, a peculiar thing started happening at the…
Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Is a One-Two Punch Against Immigrants and Public Assistance
Leave your thoughtsFor several years, Arelii, a thirty-four-year-old Mexican mother of two who lives in Queens, had a routine. On the ninth…
Trump administration reportedly plans to limit citizenship for millions of legal immigrants, outraging advocates
Leave your thoughtsImmigration advocates expressed outrage Tuesday amid reports the Trump administration plans to make it all but impossible for legal immigrants…
SNAP Benefits Are Important to Young People in the United States
Leave your thoughtsIn this op-ed, writer Kim Kelly explains how young people in the United States rely on benefits provided by the…