Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Leads Charge To Protect Immigrants, Health Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and over 40 of her democratic colleagues, sent a letter to Vice President Pence demanding that the Trump Administration reassess its “public charge” rule in light of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a news release.
The “public charge” rule permits immigration officers (ICE) to assess whether immigrants seeking lawful permanent residency are a “public charge” if they have