STATEMENT: Advocacy Groups Praise the Biden Administration for Protecting Access to Services for Immigrants September 13, 2022 BOSTON – Representatives from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Health Care For … More
Advocates tackle community needs as ‘public charge’ rule is implemented February 24, 2020 BOSTON – Today, the so-called “public charge” rule went into effect, imposing a wealth test on green card and visa … More
Supreme Court clears path for harmful ‘public charge’ rule January 27, 2020 BOSTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a preliminary injunction that was blocking implementation of the “public charge” rule, … More
A victory for American values on ‘public charge’ – but the fight continues October 11, 2019 BOSTON, October 11, 2019 – Today U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels issued a temporary injunction against the Trump … More
Mass. advocates vow to fight Trump administration effort to penalize working-class immigrants September 23, 2018 A proposal to redefine ‘public charge’ would deny green cards to people who access key safety net programs – or … More
