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December 10, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change
dfitzgerald Comments
In extensive comments filed today with the Trump administration, the National Health Law Program detailed why the Department of Homeland Security's proposed effort to radically remake a longstanding immigration provision is legally flawed, cruel and outlandish federal policy that must be rejected. "As we have concluded throughout our comments,…
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December 6, 2018
National Health Law Program Template for Public Charge Comments on DHS Proposed Rule Change
dfitzgerald Comments
The Department of Homeland Security's proposed effort to radically remake a longstanding immigration law and turn it into a regulation that lead to barring immigrants and their communities from accessing Medicaid and other public benefit programs they are lawfully eligible. The public comment period on the Trump administration's severe…
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November 7, 2018
Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children
Jennifer Lav, Priscilla Huang, Alicia Emanuel, and Amy Chen Comments
The National Health Law Program urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw a proposal to allow DHS to detain children with their families for the entirety of their immigration proceedings--in effect, indefinitely. Detention is neither generally safe nor…
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November 6, 2018
Gresham v. Azar : Amended Complaint (Legal Pleading)
Jane Perkins, Catherine McKee, and Elizabeth Edwards Court Document, Cases
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October 19, 2018
Amicus: Tennessee v. U.S. Department of State, Sixth Circuit
Sarah Grusin Cases
Tennessee challenged the federal Medicaid statute’s requirement to provide Medicaid coverage to refugees as unconstitutionally coercive. Our amicus brief described the history of the Medicaid eligibility for immigrants, highlighting that the requirement to provide Medicaid to refugees has been part of Medicaid’s requirements since its inception in 1965. Partners:…
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September 27, 2018
DHS’ Proposed Rule: What May Change with Public Charge?
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Article
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a radical change to the longstanding immigration "public charge" provision, which impacts access to vital programs like Medicaid, housing assistance and an array food supplemental programs, for immigrants and their families. In this issue brief, Managing Attorney of National Health Law Program's…
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National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change

National Health Law Program Template for Public Charge Comments on DHS Proposed Rule Change

Comments to DHS Regarding Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children

Gresham v. Azar : Amended Complaint (Legal Pleading)

Amicus: Tennessee v. U.S. Department of State, Sixth Circuit

DHS’ Proposed Rule: What May Change with Public Charge?