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Immigration

Public Charge Win for Immigrant Communities

By Rebecca Cabezas | January 30, 2023

The Illinois-based Trump-era public charge lawsuit has finally come to a close, with the Supreme Court shutting down an attempt by Texas to join the case and revive it. The…

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Trump-Era Public Charge Lawsuit Comes to a Close: Supreme Court Shuts Down Attempt to Revive Cruel Public Charge Rule But the Legal Fight Continues

By Emily Decker | January 10, 2023

This announcement was released on January 09, 2023, through the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, which co-counseled the litigation against the 2019 public charge rule in the Northern District of…

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STATEMENT: Illinois Advocates Commend the Release of a Final Public Charge Rule

By Emily Decker | September 9, 2022

This announcement was released through the Protect Immigrant Families – Illinois (PIF-IL) coalition, of which Legal Council for Health Justice is a member.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO —  The Protecting…

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Public Charge Ends, Victory for Immigrant Families

By Legal Council | March 12, 2021

Immigrant families in Illinois no longer have to choose between their immigration status and their health.

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New Executive Order Takes First Step Towards Ending Public Charge Wealth Test

By Legal Council | February 3, 2021
New Executive Order takes first step towards undoing harmful public charge rule

A new Executive Order takes the first step towards undoing the former administration’s harmful public charge rule.

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Public Charge Update: Federal Government’s Anti-Immigrant Wealth Test Blocked

By Legal Council | November 2, 2020
Biden-Harris Administration ends the 'public charge' anti-immigrant wealth test

A federal court blocks the Department of Homeland Security from applying the public charge rule.

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Coalition’s Challenge Against Federal Government’s Public Charge Rule Continues in Illinois

By Legal Council | May 24, 2020

Court allows claim that the public charge rule intentionally discriminates against Latinx and nonwhite immigrants to move forward in our lawsuit.

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Motion Filed Urging Supreme Court to Stop Public Charge Rule Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Legal Council | April 17, 2020

Legal Council and ICIRR filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily suspend the Trump Administration’s public charge rule in light of COVID-19.

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BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows for Anti-Immigrant Wealth Test to Proceed in Illinois

By Emily Decker | February 22, 2020

Supreme Court allows for public charge rule to advance in Illinois, threatening the health and well-being of immigrant families.

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Illinois Immigrant Families Still Shielded From Trump Wealth Test

By Jessica Richardson | February 21, 2020
Biden-Harris Administration ends the 'public charge' anti-immigrant wealth test

Legal Council advocates ask the U.S. Supreme Court to keep a court order in place blocking the public charge rule in Illinois while federal lawsuit continues.

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