Immigrant & Refugee Health

Immigration enforcement and eligibility restrictions keep many immigrant families from seeking care they are entitled to. These resources help health systems, clinics and community partners prepare for enforcement in care settings, share Know Your Rights materials, understand public charge and program eligibility, track executive actions on refugees and birthright citizenship, and connect with legal and advocacy organizations, including Illinois-specific partners.
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Resources

International Refugee Assistance Project: explainer on the refugee admissions suspension
refugeerights.org
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: refugee litigation — where things stand
refugees.org
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: fact sheet on realigning the Refugee Admissions Program
cbcfinc.org
Immigration Policy Tracking Project: EO realigning the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
immpolicytracking.org
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership: expand MLPs so lawyers are accessible to patients
medical-legalpartnership.org
ILRC: Local policy interventions for protecting immigrants (resource guide)
ilrc.org
Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) coalition
pifcoalition.org
National Immigration Law Center (NILC): public charge resources
nilc.org
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
ilrc.org
Share the Keep Families Together toolkit and Know Your Rights resources with patients, clients and staff
docs.google.com
ILRC: Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas
ilrc.org
United We Dream: Know Your Rights guidance
unitedwedream.org
Illinois Immigration Information
illinoisimmigrationinfo.org
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
theyoungcenter.org
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
immigrantjustice.org
Illinois Attorney General: immigration rights
illinoisattorneygeneral.gov
Chicago Office of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights
chicago.gov
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
icirr.org
CDC: Immigrant & Refugee Health
cdc.gov
NILC: Five things to know about the executive order targeting immigrants and federal assistance programs
nilc.org
PIF: Public Charge Regulation toolkit
pifcoalition.org
NILC: Overview of immigrant eligibility for federal programs
nilc.org
National Immigration Law Center: health care guidance
nilc.org
Network for Public Health Law: Immigration executive actions and public health
networkforphl.org
Immigration Policy Tracking Project: DOJ 'Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives' tying funding to enforcement compliance
immpolicytracking.org
Immigration Policy Tracking Project
immpolicytracking.org
National Immigration Forum: Executive actions on border security
immigrationforum.org
Strengthen social needs screening and follow-up (AAFP EveryONE Project toolkit)
aafp.org
Provide trauma-informed staff training and avoid unnecessary immigration status data collection (SAMHSA)
samhsa.gov
NILC: Health care providers and immigration enforcement — Know Your Rights, know your patients' rights
nilc.org
HealthBegins: Immigration enforcement in healthcare settings — how to prepare and respond
healthbegins.org
Michigan Law: Universal injunctions and birthright citizenship in Trump v. CASA
michigan.law.umich.edu
Racial justice analysis: EO 14160 on birthright citizenship
racism.org

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