Immigration Resources - Alameda Health Consortium

Public Charge

President Biden’s Public Charge rule that went into effect on December 23, 2022 remains in effect. Under this rule, health care programs, including Medicaid and COVID care, housing, food programs, and many other vital services are safe to use.

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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

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 Famines (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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