Greetings Jorge Rivera immigration attorney.
This is very interesting news because the administration of the president Biden is making good on his promise to dismantle the president's immigration policies. Trump. Specifically, they are re-confirming that the only persons who will be disqualified for the residence because they are public charge are the ones who receive cash benefits or direct money from the government with programs such as SSI and JAMF.
Persons who will be disqualified for residency will be those who qualify as public charge: beneficiaries of programs such as. SSI y JAMF If a person is in a state cash assistance program or institutionalized for an extended period of time on a long-term basis, that means that people who are in long-term medical care from the government will also be disqualified.
The good news is that most of the benefits are not direct, most government benefits are indirect in the form of assistance, for example, with food stamps, food stamps will not disqualify you, neither will the plan 8 which is housing assistance or assistance through Medcaid which is medical assistance.
And so we can give many examples, for example, the help of CUIDO for your children, study assistance, any kind of educational assistance. All these aids are considered indirect and these new regulations are designed to emphasize and reassure people that they can continue to receive them and that they are not going to be disqualified for the residence.
There are several groups of people who are exempt from receiving any assistance. And those groups include asylum seekers, refugees, victims of crimes committed by the VISA Uvictims of human trafficking with the VISA TThe program is also available to special juveniles and victims of domestic violence, as well as to Thepesians.
We have to take advantage of it. Now is the time to apply for residency. We cannot wait for things to change, whether it is a court order that has stopped President Biden's administration (as for example with the "stay in Mexico" program that forced him to reinstate it), with the DACA that have forced them not to approve first time cases.
There may also be a change in the congressional elections in November and they may slow down Biden's president's policies or there may be a change in the 2024 elections because Biden's approval numbers are down to thirty-something percent.
There may be big changes this year because of the courts. So if you qualify or think you qualify for residency, find out, get advice and apply now before things change in the future.
For immigration help call me at 888 578 22 76. Remember also that attorney Jorge Rivera offers all types of legal advice to immigrants throughout the United States.
If you are looking for an immigration lawyer in Miami, you can find us at 5820 Blue Lagoon Dr, Miami, FL.
It also provides counseling for immigrants in Chicago.