Manatt Health counsel Allison Orris, Manatt Health director Alice Lam and Manatt Health associate Elizabeth Dervan wrote an article for Law360 on a final rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that could impose significant barriers on immigrants applying to enter and remain in the U.S. This rule expands DHS’ ability to consider income, English proficiency, benefit use and other circumstances as evidence of future dependence on the government. In the article, Orris, Lam and Dervan outline the effects this final rule could have on immigrants and their families, particularly its potential effects on healthcare for immigrants.
Read the article here.