Human Services Initiative: Short Reads

Short Reads

January 2026

Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families

By Julia Gelatt

A sad mother and child sit in a dark hallway.

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June 2025

The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement

By Valerie Lacarte

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September 2022

The Public-Charge Final Rule Is Far from the Last Word

By Jonathan Beier and Essey Workie

Photo of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meeting with Afghan evacuees in Germany

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September 2021

Different Statuses, Different Benefits: Determining Federal Assistance for Afghan Evacuees

By Mark Greenberg, Celia Reynolds and Essey Workie

Bhutanese refugee sits on bed in family's apartment in New York

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June 2021

A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits

By Essey Workie, Mark Greenberg and Lillie Hinkle

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May 2021

U.S. Government Makes Significant Strides in Receiving Unaccompanied Children but Major Challenges Remain

By Mark Greenberg

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March 2021

Hampered by the Pandemic: Unaccompanied Child Arrivals Increase as Earlier Preparedness Shortfalls Limit the Response

By Mark Greenberg

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January 2021

Nearly 3 Million U.S. Citizens and Legal Immigrants Initially Excluded under the CARES Act Are Covered under the December 2020 COVID-19 Stimulus

By Julia Gelatt, Randy Capps and Michael Fix

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December 2020

Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families

By Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jeanne Batalova

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March 2020

The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use

By Randy Capps, Julia Gelatt and Mark Greenberg

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Human Services Initiative: Short Reads

Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families

The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement

The Public-Charge Final Rule Is Far from the Last Word

Different Statuses, Different Benefits: Determining Federal Assistance for Afghan Evacuees

A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits

U.S. Government Makes Significant Strides in Receiving Unaccompanied Children but Major Challenges Remain

Hampered by the Pandemic: Unaccompanied Child Arrivals Increase as Earlier Preparedness Shortfalls Limit the Response

Nearly 3 Million U.S. Citizens and Legal Immigrants Initially Excluded under the CARES Act Are Covered under the December 2020 COVID-19 Stimulus

Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families

The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use

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