November 2025 Update:

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Trump administration made clear its intention to rescind the 2022 Final Rule and, at some point in the future, issue its own guidance on public charge determinations.

The final public charge rule from 2022 is still in effect until a new DHS rule is finalized. For questions and updates, please email pifillinois@legalcouncil.org.

Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Coalition

The Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) National Campaign, co-led by the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the Center for Legal and Social Policy (CLASP), seeks to protect and defend access to health care, nutrition programs, public services, and economic support for immigrants and their families at the local, state, and federal level. Today, more than 800 PIF member organizations are engaged in diverse strategies including, but not limited to support for defensive and affirmative policy, litigation, mobilization, and narrative change to ensure that everyone in the U.S. can live with dignity.

Immigrant Family Support Hotline

1-855-435-7693

The Family Support Hotline connects callers with confidential and trusted public charge and immigration information, resources, and legal services. The hotline is available in English, Korean, Polish, and Spanish.

Immigrant Family Resource Program & Welcoming Centers

The goal of the Immigrant Family Resource Program (IFRP) is to ensure that low-income immigrant families and other limited-English speaking persons are able to thrive by reducing barriers when seeking public benefits they are eligible for (nutritional, medical, housing, psychological, childcare, employment) and need for proper health, well-being, and economic self-sufficiency. IFRP services are available in over 50 languages.

HelpHub

HelpHub is an online community where enrollment assisters, case managers, financial counselors, and other staff who work with immigrants in Illinois can share their experiences, ask questions and troubleshoot problems they are having helping consumers enroll into affordable, comprehensive health care options. HelpHub experts also answer questions on immigrant eligibility for public benefits and on the intersection of public benefits and public charge.

To register for HelpHub--its free!--complete this short form.

Other Helpful Resources

• List of “safe” benefits (Spanish). English version available.

• WIC and Public Charge. Spanish version available.

• HBIA & HBIS Factsheet (English). Available in Spanish, French, Arabic, Polish, and simple Chinese.

• Health Insurance and Public Charge. Spanish version available.

• Moms and Babies and Public Charge. Spanish version available.

• HFS Family Planning Program (FPP), the Family Planning Presumptive Eligibility (FPPE) and Public Charge. Spanish version available.

Trainings

Request a Public Charge Training

PIF-IL advocates can provide free in-person trainings or free webinars for your organization on the topic of the final public charge rule. These trainings are typically an hour long and include information explaining the changes to the public charge rule, the expected impact of those changes, and messages and resources for immigrants and for organizations that serve the immigrant community. The trainings and webinars can be presented in English or in Spanish. To request more information about these trainings or to schedule a free training or webinar, please email: pifillinois@legalcouncil.org.