Somerville immigrant advocates discuss potential “public charge” rule changes

By Keminni Amanor, Somerville Neighborhood News

Immigration advocates and allies expressed alarm at certain immigration rule changes the Trump administration was proposing that would primarily affect low-income individuals and families during a meeting at City Hall on October 10.

Even though the proposed rule changes were blocked on October 15 by three federal judges, that does not mean that they have not already had what advocates called a “chilling effect” by scaring immigrant families away from much-needed health care and other social services.

Watch this SNN news video online at somervillemedia.org/snn.