Immigrant rights organizations are actively monitoring a leaked draft Executive Order that would make legal permanent residents more vulnerable to deportation when using federal means-tested public benefits. In addition to additional restrictions, the draft EO includes a tax credit component – it would limit access to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to households in which both children and tax filers have social security numbers. Currently, the CTC, which plays an important role in helping families with children make ends meet, is available to all households with children that file taxes. For more information, see the National Immigration Law Center’s Five Things You Should Know about the Draft Executive Order on Public Benefits and the Migration Policy Institute’s Leaked Draft of Possible trump Executive Order on Public Benefits Would Spell Chilling Effects for Legal Immigrants.
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