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August 26, 2021
Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021
Madeline Morcelle Testimony
Madeline Morcelle, a staff attorney in the National Health Law Program’s Washington, DC office, presented at a congressional briefing to announce the introduction of the Lift the Bar Act of 2021. The briefing, sponsored by the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign, was held on August 26, 2021. At the briefing,…
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February 18, 2020
Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info
Priscilla Huang and Sarah Grusin Comments
U.S. Citizenship and Immigraiton Services (USCIS) seeks to add optional questions for public benefit granting agencies to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to also provide USCIS with sponsorship data for deeming and reimbursement compliance. SAVE is used to verify immigration status for benefits eligibility purposes in programs such…
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October 31, 2019
Comments on Dep’t of State Notice to Implement the Presidential “Health Care Ban”
Priscilla Huang and Sarah Grusin Comments
The Department of State issued a two-day notice of information collection to implement the Presidential Proclamation ("PP 9945") barring immigrants abroad from obtaining a visa unless they purchase private, unsubsidized health insurance coverage. NHeLP submitted comments opposing the proposal to collect information as set forth in the notice, and…
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August 13, 2019
NHeLP comments on proposed rulemaking for Section 1557 – Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities
Wayne Turner, Jennifer Lav, and Mara Youdelman Comments
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act provides important protections against discrimination in health care programs and activities based on race, color, immigration status, language proficiency, sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, age, or disability. However, the Trump administration is seeking to rollback regulations that help implement the law. In comments submitted…
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July 30, 2019
Comments on Proposed HUD Rule Affecting Mixed-status Immigrant Households
Priscilla Huang and Fabiola De Liban Comments
The National Health Law Program submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to a proposed rule that would dramatically alter the agency’s eligibility requirements for federal housing assistance based on immigration status. If implemented, the rule would prohibit “mixed-status” families--families with one or…
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December 10, 2018
National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change
Andy DiAntonio 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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Testimony of NHeLP’s Madeline Morcelle at Congressional Briefing on the Lift the Bar Act of 2021

Comments on USCIS Proposal to use SAVE to Collect Immigrant Sponsorship Info

Comments on Dep’t of State Notice to Implement the Presidential “Health Care Ban”

NHeLP comments on proposed rulemaking for Section 1557 – Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities

Comments on Proposed HUD Rule Affecting Mixed-status Immigrant Households

National Health Law Program Comments Filed on Proposed Public Charge Rule Change