Public Charge
On July 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security released the final public charge rule. We’re continuing to update information and resources.
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- Protecting Immigrant Families: Explainer
- Protecting Immigrant Families: Consolidated Resources
- Protecting Immigrant Families: What’s Changed
- Protecting Immigrant Families: What We Know_Slide Deck
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities_What is Public Charge
- American Immigration Council_What is Public Charge
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) allows young immigrants who grew up in the U.S. to seek temporary protection from deportation and to have the ability to work.
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Know Your Rights
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- National Immigration Law Center: Applying For Health Insurance & Seeking Healthcare
- National Immigration Law Center: Major Benefits Programs Available to Immigrants in California
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Know Your Rights Multilingual Red Cards
- NOTE: All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home
- Blue Card: Quick Guide to ICE Interactions
- Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership (ACILEP)
- California Collaboration for Immigrant Justice
Additional Resources
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- Partner Websites
- Centro Legal De La Raza: Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza is a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income, immigrant, Black, and Latinx communities
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) works with and educates immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.
- National Immigration Law Center: National Immigration Law Center (NILC) works towards an inclusive future for low-income immigrants and their loved ones by working at the intersection of immigrant, economic, gender, and racial justice.
- Protecting Immigrant Families: Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) advocates for inclusive public policy that extends the fundamental promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to immigrants and their families.
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- Alameda County Resources
- Additional Resources