Immigration
Public Charge Win for Immigrant Communities
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…
Read MoreTrump-Era Public Charge Lawsuit Comes to a Close: Supreme Court Shuts Down Attempt to Revive Cruel Public Charge Rule But the Legal Fight Continues
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…
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Illinois Advocates Commend the Release of a Final Public Charge Rule
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…
Read MorePublic Charge Ends, Victory for Immigrant Families
Immigrant families in Illinois no longer have to choose between their immigration status and their health.
Read MoreNew Executive Order Takes First Step Towards Ending Public Charge Wealth Test
A new Executive Order takes the first step towards undoing the former administration’s harmful public charge rule.
Read MorePublic Charge Update: Federal Government’s Anti-Immigrant Wealth Test Blocked
A federal court blocks the Department of Homeland Security from applying the public charge rule.
Read MoreCoalition’s Challenge Against Federal Government’s Public Charge Rule Continues in Illinois
Court allows claim that the public charge rule intentionally discriminates against Latinx and nonwhite immigrants to move forward in our lawsuit.
Read MoreMotion Filed Urging Supreme Court to Stop Public Charge Rule Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
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.
Read MoreBREAKING: SCOTUS Allows for Anti-Immigrant Wealth Test to Proceed in Illinois
Supreme Court allows for public charge rule to advance in Illinois, threatening the health and well-being of immigrant families.
Read MoreIllinois Immigrant Families Still Shielded From Trump 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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