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Federal Public Benefits and Immigration Status: What HHS’s Guidance Means for Mental Health Providers

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Mental health services are often partially funded with federal money, whether through grants or federal health care plans. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) updated its guidance clarifying how...more

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A Lot More Financial Disclosures Required to Apply for U.S. Green Cards

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To implement its new standards for assessing whether someone is "likely to become a public charge," the U.S. government now requires gobs of intrusive data and documents from almost every green card applicant. ...more

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What School Districts Need to Know About The New Public Charge Regulations

The Public Charge provision has been a longstanding part of U.S. immigration policy. Under longstanding regulations, if an individual was likely to become a “public charge” based on their receipt of “public benefits,” that...more

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New Public Charge Rule Effective February 24, USCIS Announces

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USCIS has announced the new Public Charge Rule will become effective on February 24, 2020, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the injunction. This Rule affects legal immigrants (those who are legally in the United...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Injunction On Tough DHS Public Charge Rule

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The Trump Administration’s new Public Charge Rule can go into effect (for now, at least). The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, has lifted the injunction that prevented DHS from enforcing its new Public Charge Rule...more

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Update On The Public Charge Rule

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Despite litigation that enjoined USCIS from proceeding with the implementation of the Public Charge Rule, Department of State (DOS) seemed ready to proceed with it at Consulates abroad. But, as of this week, DOS is no...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Public Charge Rule Delayed As Federal Courts Issue Nationwide Injunctions

The Public Charge Rule, which had been scheduled to be implemented on October 15, 2019, was halted by U.S. District Courts in New York, California and Washington state late last week. The preliminary injunctions issued in...more

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Federal Judge Enjoins DHS’s Public Charge Rule And Required Use Of Related Forms

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U.S. District Court Judge George S. Daniels of the Southern District of New York enjoined the Trump Administration’s new Public Charge Rule scheduled to go into effect on October 15, 2019. The new Rule has been the subject of...more

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Proskauer Files Amici Brief in Six Federal Court Litigations Supporting Coalition Led by Justice in Aging

Proskauer serves as outside counsel to a coalition of nine nonprofit organizations—led by Justice in Aging—supporting dozens of states and organizations in their efforts to stay the implementation of the U.S. Department of...more

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Immigration: Inadmissibility on "Public Charge" Grounds

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On August 12, 2019, the United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced a final rule amending how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will determine inadmissibility to the U.S. based on an individual's...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law

As a Public Charge Rule is Finalized by DHS, Concern Over Upcoming DOJ Rule Grows

Last Fall, we wrote about a proposed regulation issued by the Department of Homeland Security that involved one of our favorite topics: the intersection of immigration and health care law. My colleague Christian Springer and...more

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New Public Charge Rule Seen As Latest Effort To Tighten Legal Immigration

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Having focused on enforcement and illegal immigration, the Trump Administration has recently turned to legal immigration. The new Public Charge rule which will go into effect on October 15, 2019, absent court action, will...more

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DHS Finalizes Public Charge Rule and Limits Its Applicability from Initially Proposed Regulation

• DHS has announced that it has finalized the previously proposed rule on what immigrants are considered a “public charge.” The final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 14th, 2019. • The rule is effective...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The Department Of Homeland Security Issues Final “Public Charge” Rule In The Federal Register – Lawsuits Ensue

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its final rules for public inspection, vastly constricting the number of immigrants who might be deemed eligible for lawful permanent residence. As previously...more

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New DHS Rule Redefines the Definition of "Public Charge"

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Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new final rule that will dramatically expand the number of immigrants that DHS could deem ineligible for green cards and admission to the United States on...more

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