Stoppingthe Collectionof Documentation
ByElysseBritt
Thosepreviouslyeligiblefor SNAPwillnolongerbeeligible unlesstheyadjusttoLPRstatus:
Refugees, asylees and individuals granted withholding of removal/deportation
Survivors of domestic violence who are self-petitioners under the Violence Against Women Act
Certain survivors of trafficking and their family members
Certain American Indians born abroad
Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants (SIVs)
Conditional entrants
Parolees granted more than a year of parole
Certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees
LPRs under INA § 249, known as legalization through “Registry”
FoodforAllOregoniansbill Creationofnewlegislation:
“Would allow all people, particularly immigrants and refugees who are excluded from federal SNAP, to access SNAP-like services through a state program.”
(Oregon Food Bank)
AndreaWilliams PresidentofOregonFoodBank.
“It’s our job as food banks, who a lot of people rely on and trust, to be that source of stability and credible facts and information. We don’t want to contribute to spreading fear.”
