Immigration

Report

Federal Tax

In Radical Departure From Long-Standing Policy and Federal Law, Trump Administration Proposes New Regulation to Take Tax Credits Away From Many Families That Include Immigrants With Lawful Status

September 14, 2026 - Kris Cox , Shelby Gonzales , Samantha Jacoby and Claire Zippel

Only individuals who have one of a narrow list of immigration statuses defined as “qualified” will remain eligible.

Blog

Immigration

Harsh New “Public Charge” Policy Will Threaten Lawful Immigration and Lead Families to Forgo Help They Need and Are Eligible for Under Federal Law

July 27, 2026 - Shelby Gonzales

Blog

Income Security

Last Year’s Reconciliation Law Is Even More Extreme Than the 1996 Law That Took Away Benefits From People With Lawful Immigration Status

September 10, 2026 - Margot Dankner

Blog

Health

ACA Turns 16 as Megabill’s Anti-Immigrant Stance Sets Path to End Coverage Gains Among People With Lawful Immigration Status

March 20, 2026 - Shelby Gonzales

Report

Housing

Administration Plan Targeting Immigrants Would Take Away Rental Assistance, Create New Barriers

December 12, 2025 - Erik Gartland and Sonya Acosta

Blog

Social Security

Trump Administration’s Legally Dubious Misuse of Social Security Data Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters

December 9, 2025 - Kathleen Romig

Families Across U.S. Feeling Pain as Anniversary of 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Approaches

June 29, 2026 - CBPP

Report

Federal Tax

Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts

February 11, 2026 - Brendan Duke

Blog

Immigration

State Department Unjustifiably Invokes “Public Charge” to Freeze Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

January 21, 2026 - Margot Dankner

Report

Immigration

Harmful Republican Megabill Takes Away Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Tax Credits From Millions of Immigrants and Their Families

December 11, 2025 - Margot Dankner , Shelby Gonzales , Elizabeth Lower-Basch and Kiran Rachamallu

Policy Basics

People who immigrated to the U.S. are important members of communities across the country and contribute to our nation’s economy.

People who immigrated to the U.S. and their families face multiple barriers in accessing economic supports and health care. We work to reduce those barriers and to preserve an immigration system that welcomes people of modest means seeking to join family and build a better life.