Press Conference: The Threat of the Public Charge Rule to America’s Children

Kristen Torres (Former Staff), Michele Kayal

The Trump Administration’s public charge rule, published August 14, 2019, targets family-based immigration and specifically singles out children.

First Focus on Children hosted a media call alongside the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas and AASA/The Superintendent’s Association the day before publication outlining the threat this rule poses to millions of America’s children. You can listen to a recording of that press conference .

Listen away below: