Jamal is the justice correspondent for Scripps News. He has found a home in criminal and social justice reporting, focusing largely on incarcerated and marginalized communities.
When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a low-cost clinic in Houston, she didn’t know what was wrong with her but she knew something wasn’t right. Her hands would shake uncontrollably, her heart would beat fast even while resting and she suffered from insomnia.
as President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations and ending birthright citizenship for people born to undocumented immigrants. In 2017, he attempted to rescind recipients in Texas receive health insurance coverage through an employer or as a dependent.“More than one-third of recipient 16 years ago, he collapsed in front of his mother’s door and was rushed by ambulance to the emergency room. He found out there that he had Type 2 diabetes.Without health insurance, he had to rely on the Harris Health Financial Assistance Program to cover those hospital costs. After losing access to that help, he now needs to find a way to pay for medication, which can cost about $970 without insurance.
recipientsNavigators at health organization MHP Salud in Weslaco have printed flyers, brochures, and recipients.“We’re going on a first date with recipients also fear using subsidies could block their paths to citizenship. During the last Trump administration, federal officials broadened rules so that certain immigrants who received Medicaid, housing assistance, child care subsidies, and other benefits for more than 12 months within any 36-month period could be deemed a public charge. Being labeled a public charge or a potential public charge carries high consequences: the inability to become lawful permanent residents.
beneficiaries from the category of lawfully present noncitizens was made under pressure from an administration that was concerned about appearing too lenient on immigration issues.”Those fears that the move would cause political pushback have been validated by a lawsuit, first filed in August, that seeks to reverse
recipients. Texas used Perryman’s estimates in the lawsuit but he said that “none of my analysis regarding immigration or the
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