Immigrant & Refugee Rights

Latest Immigrant & Refugee Rights News

STATEMENT: Despite stoked fears, new public charge rule should not keep immigrants and their families out of public benefit programs

“Public Charge” Chill Continues Regardless of Injunction

Statement from NC Justice Center on Senate Bill 250

“Stories Beyond Borders” screenings in Raleigh, Boone, Winston-Salem highlight immigrant families and communities

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Recent Immigrant & Refugee Rights Publications

Fact Sheet

Immigrant Access to Health Care & Benefits in Time of Emergency

Fact Sheet

“Public Charge” Rule: Getting the Help You Need

2019 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: Building a Strong and Equitable Foundation for Our State

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Know Your Rights: If ICE Agents Show Up at Your Door

BTC Brief

Proposed “Public Charge Rule”: An Attack on Immigrant and Working Families

Fact Sheet

Rights of Tenants After a Natural Disaster

Fact Sheet

FEMA Benefits for Immigrants and Tenants

Your Voice

Commonsense Immigration Policies That Strengthen Communities

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Public Charge Rule

The federal government has published a draft rule that proposes to make radical changes to the existing policies, which previously allowed eligible immigrants to access critical health and nutrition support programs.

Access to Health Care

Important COVID-19 Update UPDATES, March 19, 2020: Please find here information about immigrant access to health care in times of emergency. In addition, …

How We Help Families

Each year, the Justice Center’s Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project works with individuals applying for asylum, a complex process riddled with countless documents, …