In 2019, the Trump administration enacted sweeping changes to the public charge regulations in order to make it harder for a low-income applicant to get their green card. Families, terrified of being deported and having their family torn apart by Trump’s “arcane” public charge rule, left social programs—like SNAP and Medicaid—in droves.
Author: Dr. Cheasty Anderson
Dr. Cheasty Anderson is the Director of Immigration Policy and Advocacy at the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas. Her work focuses on the intersection of children’s issues and immigration, including family separation, immigrant detention, and the challenges faced by mixed-status families living in the United States.