Immigration enforcement, public charge and immigrant eligibility

About 25,000 lawfully present immigrants in New Jersey could lose NJ FamilyCare on Oct. 1

State officials estimate that as many as 25,000 noncitizens could lose NJ FamilyCare coverage on Oct. 1, 2026, under H.R. 1's new immigrant-eligibility limits.

More than 66,800 documented noncitizens were on NC Medicaid before the October 1 eligibility cutoff; about 32% are in exempt groups

Event: Sep 17

NC Health News reported state figures showing more than 66,800 documented noncitizens enrolled in NC Medicaid at the end of August 2026. About 32% were children, pregnant women or members of other groups exempt from the new federal rule.

Michigan's work requirement is 80 hours a month, not 40

Event: Sep 4

Correction to a discrepancy we flagged. Our record noted that one outlet reported 40 hours a month against MDHHS's own 80. It is 80.

Public charge suit: the court sets an October 9 initial conference; the rule remains in effect

Event: Sep 16

In State of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:26-cv-07978), the 21-state challenge to the new public charge rule filed September 14, Judge Ronnie Abrams signed an order on September 16 setting an initial conference for October 9…

Twenty-one states, Pennsylvania's governor and D.C. Sue to stop the new public charge rule four days before it takes effect, citing lost revenue at community health centers

Event: Sep 14

On September 14, 2026, 21 states, Pennsylvania's governor and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in federal court in Manhattan (New York v. DHS, No. 1:26-cv-07978)…

California health leaders warn the new federal public-charge rule will scare immigrant families away from care as it takes effect in mid-September

Event: Jul 16

In a July 16, 2026 joint statement, California Health and Human Services leaders warned that the finalized federal public-charge rule — effective roughly mid-September 2026…

Agreed injunction protects affected Children's Special Services families until trial

The Tennessee Justice Center, counsel for the plaintiffs in Snader v. Tennessee Department of Health, says it sued on June 24, 2026 for three Nashville physicians whose patients are among roughly 400 immigrant children receiving care through Children's…

CommUnityCare Reports a Parking-Lot Immigration Detention and More Missed or Canceled Visits

Event: Jul 8

KXAN reports that CommUnityCare's CEO told the Central Health Board about an immigration-enforcement detention in a north-central Austin health-center parking lot and an increase in missed appointments and cancellations.

Oregon SB 1570 adds immigration-information and worker protections at FQHCs

Oregon Laws 2026, chapter 93 requires hospitals and federally qualified health centers to treat citizenship, immigration-status, and country-of-birth information in the same manner as protected health information.

OMB Proposes the Biggest Rewrite of the Federal Grant Rulebook Since 2013, Every Section 330 Grantee Would Have to Run E-Verify; Comments Closed July 13

Event: May 29

OMB has proposed a government-wide rewrite of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) — the rulebook every Section 330 grant, subaward…

CHCF: California's safety net faces a provider-SUPPLY squeeze too, 1 in 3 CA physicians (and ~half of dentists, pharmacists, and direct-care workers) are foreign-born, as 500+ federal actions restrict them

Event: May 28

A California Health Care Foundation analysis reframes the immigration crackdown as a workforce-supply threat, not just a patient-coverage one.