Care For the Homeless

Care For the Homeless is opposing a proposed rule published by the Trump administration and urging all advocates to consider filing an official comment in opposition to the rule that would evict 25,000 immigrant families from public housing, including over 55,000 children. On May 10, 2019, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a draft rule that would significantly change HUD’s regulations by restricting eligibility for federal housing assistance based on immigration status. It would also impose new documentation requirements for U.S. citizens and individuals 62 years of age or older who will be at risk of eviction and homelessness if they cannot prove their citizenship. The proposed rule prohibits “mixed status” families from living in federally subsidized units. “Mixed status” families are households made up of members that are eligible and not eligible to receive housing subsidies through HUD based on their immigration status. "Mixed status" f...

Comments from CFH Staff 1. Jeff Foreman, CFH Director of Policy and Advocacy:   I oppose the draft new Public Charge rule as bad policy and contrary to our American values.  It will be a calamitous health policy.  The published draft rule analysis notes on page 157 of the proposed rule: “Disenrollment or foregoing enrollment in public benefits programs by aliens otherwise eligible for these programs could lead to:  - Worse health outcomes, including increased prevalence of obesity and malnutrition, especially for pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants or children, and reduced prescription adherence;  - Increased use of emergency rooms and emergent care as a method of primary health care due to delayed treatment;  - Increased prevalence of communicable diseases, including among members of the U.S. citizen population who are not vaccinated;  - Increases in uncompensated care in which a treatment or service is not paid for by an insurer ...