SNAP and Public Charge for Immigrants
Print Reviewed March 22, 2021
Produced by based on a handout created by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Project Bread and Mass. Food Banks that was created from Protecting Immigrant Families materials.
Reviewed March 22, 2021
Reviewed March 22, 2021
Victory!
The Trump Administration’s public charge rule is permanently blocked, nationwide.
We are working to update MassLegalHelp to explain the public charge policy outlined in the 1999 Interim Field Guidance. For up-to-date information, please refer to Protecting Immigrant Families' fact sheets.
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