GOP blames government shutdown on health care for undocumented people. That's false The White House and GOP lawmakers say a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that Democrats want rolled back keeps undocumented people from getting health benefits — a claim experts say is misleading.

As the government shutdown continues, the GOP lies in claiming that healthcare funding for undocumented immigrants is to blame. Undocumented immigrants were already barred from federally funded healthcare, and there are no plans to change that. www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

A new @kff.org analysis has confirmed the budget reconciliation law will strip healthcare from approximately 1.4 million lawfully present immigrants, contrary to claims that cuts in the law are a response to "illegal" immigration. Read more in our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/kff-rep...

Exciting updates! Juliet K. Choi of APIAHF has been named our new Executive Committee Chair; we've welcomed Yesenia Cuello of @ncfield.org and David Gonzalez Rice of @nlihc.org as steering committee members; and Adriana Cadena is our Executive Director! More: pifcoalition.org/news/health-...

honoring hispanic heritage month honrando el mes de la herencia hispana

This #HispanicHeritageMonth and all year, we are proud to celebrate the rich culture, history, and contributions of our Hispanic and Latino communities.

“Judge McElroy cut through the Trump administration’s spin, recognizing this policy for what it was – an attack on the nation’s health and wellbeing and an engine of chaos and confusion. Immigrant families account for 27% of the U.S. population, and you can’t deny basic care and help to that many people without doing real harm to the nation as a whole.”

U.S. District Court Hon. Mary McElroy has blocked Trump admin. guidance restricting health care & social services access for people in immigrant families, citing the harm to these families & the unnecessary burdens caused by the change. Read our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/court-b...

What We Know About the Hyundai-LG Plant Immigration Raid in Georgia

Last week, hundreds of ICE agents descended upon a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia and detained nearly 500 people — most of them South Korean.

Worksite raids don't make us "safer." They terrorize and devastate communities and threaten the safety of all workers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...

"What [the administration is] actually doing is limiting access & restricting eligibility for people who are actually here with authorization & with a lawful status." Our campaign strategist Esther Reyes in this new @thehill.com post: thehill.com/policy/healt...

Hundreds of groups push back on Trump denying lawful immigrants access to Head Start, other programs They oppose the administration’s decision to make more federally funded programs off limits to legally present immigrants and say it will be 'devastating' to U.S. citizen children.

A new HHS notice intends to cut access to Head Start & other health resources & social services for immigrant families across the country. Our director Adriana Cadena discusses the harmful and widespread impacts in a new @nbcnews.com post: nbcnews.com/news/latino/... #ProtectFamilies

Congratulations to our first group of Train-the-Trainer graduates! In four weeks, more than 30 dedicated immigrant advocates/promotores learned up-to-date information on immigrant rights, public benefits, & advocacy strategies to help better support their communities. Congratulations!

Last day! Speak out against cuts to immigrant health and social services by signing your organization onto our comment here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Recent federal changes have renewed fears about potential immigration enforcement actions during disasters. Join us, @nlihc.org & Just Solutions for a webinar tomorrow, 8/12, 2-3PM ET to learn more about the changes & how to support immigrants during & after disasters. Register here: bit.ly/3HkYyXC

sign on tell HHS to stop restrictions to health and social services. Sign by august 12: bit.ly/HHS-letter

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has issued a change to PRWORA eligibility that makes millions in immigrant families ineligible for health & social services. Sign onto our letter to tell HHS to STOP these restrictions and #ProtectFamilies: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

sign on tell HHS to stop restrictions to health and social services. Sign by august 12: bit.ly/HHS-letter

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has issued a change to PRWORA eligibility that makes millions in immigrant families ineligible for health & social services. Sign onto our letter to tell HHS to STOP these restrictions and #ProtectFamilies: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

When you have entire families and communities fearful of seeking services not just for them, but also for their children, the health consequences are going to be severe. Esther Reyes PIF Campaign Strategist.

As the federal government takes steps to use personal data to identify immigrants, our campaign strategist Esther Reyes is featured in @houstonchronicle.com to discuss the likely chilling effect and impacts on the health of immigrant families: houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

Immigrant families typically include people – often children – who are US citizens, people who have green cards or other lawful statuses, and people who are undocumented. Our experience with exclusionary policies – especially confusing policy changes like this one – is that they harm whole families. Esther REYEs PIF Campaign Strategist

A recent HHS notice restricts access to federal benefits for immigrants. In a new MedCity News post, our campaign strategist Esther Reyes discusses the dangers not only to undocumented immigrants, but also to those lawfully present and U.S. citizens: medcitynews.com/2025/07/hhs-...

The AP reported today that HHS has begun sharing personal data of all 79 million people covered by Medicaid, a move that could further threaten immigrant safety & compromise health care access for U.S. citizens & lawfully present immigrants. Our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/advocat...

The budget reconciliation package includes major changes impacting the health and well-being of immigrants and others throughout the country. Our new two-page guide includes a timeline and chart of the major changes. Find it here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Trump administration has scheduled a notice for publication in the Federal Register that effectively denies lawfully present immigrants access to public health programs, like services for survivors of child abuse and domestic violence. Read our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/trump-n...

The Trump administration has published a notice to restrict some food aid programs to “qualified immigrants," excluding some lawfully present immigrants and denying food to children across the country. Read our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/trump-n...

The House has just a passed a deeply harmful budget bill cutting health and nutrition services for U.S. citizens and lawfully present immigrants to help further militarize enforcement actions terrorizing immigrant families and children. Read our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/partisa...

The Senate has just passed a budget package that makes deep cuts to health and social services, especially for U.S. citizens and people in immigrant families. Read our statement with Community Catalyst & Food Research & Action Center: pifcoalition.org/news/partisa.... #ProtectFamilies

June is #ImmigrantHeritageMonth. About 44% of immigrant adults in the U.S. identify as Hispanic, and most are naturalized citizens or report having valid visas or green cards. Get to know more about Hispanic immigrants via
KFF: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Congress is considering a proposal to strip healthcare access from lawfully present immigrants. Cutting healthcare for immigrants hurts health outcomes for children, families, and all people. #ProtectFamilies

Analyzing the Supreme Court’s Dangerous Decision in Trump v. CASA Today, the Supreme Court decided the case of Trump v. CASA, a challenge to Executive Order 14160, which seeks to end the right to birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States whose...

The Supreme Court's ruling on nationwide injunctions and birthright citizenship in Trump v. CASA raises more questions than answers.

Here's what we know so far: www.nilc.org/articles/ana...

June is #ImmigrantHeritageMonth. About 27% of immigrants in the U.S. are Asian, coming primarily from the China, India, and the Philippines, and most are naturalized citizens. Get to know more about Asian immigrants via @KFF: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Know Your Rights: What to Do If You're Detained by ICE With the Trump administration's largest immigration operation underway, it's important to know what to do if you're detained by ICE.

Under the Trump administration's cruel immigration enforcement agenda, it's important we all know our rights.

Everyone — no matter our immigration status — has constitutional rights in the U.S.

Make sure you know what to do if you encounter ICE:

U.S. Rep @RepJayapal & Sen. @CoryBooker have reintroduced legislation to improve the health of millions in immigrant families through Medicaid & CHIP. Read more about the Health Equity & Access under Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act in our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/advocat...

June is #ImmigrantHeritageMonth. About 8% of immigrants in the U.S. are Black, coming primarily from the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa, and most are U.S. citizens. Get to know more about Black immigrants via @kff.org: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Seeking health care should NEVER be weaponized, but this cruelty is inexcusable—especially now.

Our partners at @pifcoalition.bsky.social call for “swift and aggressive congressional oversight” to “end this appalling abuse of the law and the public trust.” pifcoalition.org/news/advocat...

Attacks on communities that welcome immigrant families put millions of lives and livelihoods at risk in the name of partisan politics. Threatening federal funding for cities and states across the country would make every social problem our country faces worse and continue to erode the people’s trust in the federal government. The American people deserve much better from the representatives they’ve sent to Washington.

The House has fast-tracked legislation (HR 32) that would deny federal funding to “sanctuary” communities. The impact of this bill will fall on the whole community, & largely on U.S. citizens & lawfully-present immigrants. Our statement: pifcoalition.org/news/house-h... #ProtectFamilies