We gratefully acknowledge Georgia Burke, formerly Justice in Aging’s Director of Medicare Advocacy, for authoring the first edition of this issue brief in 2019. We would also like to thank Nancy Lorenz of Greater Boston Legal Services and Vicky Pulos of Massachusetts Law Reform Institute for their insight and contributions. Introduction Enrolling in the Medicare […]
Last week, we witnessed horrific scenes at the US-Mexico border as mostly white Border Patrol agents on horseback chased Black Haitian immigrants seeking safety in the US. These scenes, reminiscent of racist images from the Civil Rights Movement and earlier, follow after several years of notoriously inhumane treatment of immigrants that is deeply rooted in […]
Trump Administration’s roll-back of a civil rights rule leads to life-threateningbarriers for low-income older adults with limited English proficiencyseeking health care during the pandemic Washington, DC (February 5, 2021) — People with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have a right to language assistance services when they visit a health care provider. Language assistance ensures they understand […]
Everyone should have the right to be treated with respect by their health care providers, receive treatment that fits their needs, and get information in a language they can understand. Older adults, particularly people of color, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency (LEP), people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ older adults, often face discrimination in health […]
When: Monday, March 9, 2020 from 11 -11:30 am PT/2-2:30 pm ET In January, the U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide temporary injunction that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge immigration rule from taking effect. This means that the public charge rule that DHS finalized last August can go into effect […]
Oakland, CA—Last week, Justice in Aging and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in six separate lawsuits in three United States District Courts challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s recently finalized “public charge” rule arguing that it unlawfully targets older immigrants and their families. The rule essentially bars low-income older adults from entering the country […]
Members of immigrant families living together help one another thrive and contribute their talents and hard work to our communities. All families should be given the freedom to support each other as best they can, but the Trump Administration’s proposed rule would prohibit families with mixed immigration statuses from living in subsidized or public housing. […]
