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A man recently came into the office of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn, Michigan, insisting that he be disenrolled from nutrition assistance and health care benefits
Though he has a job, the programs are an important source of support for his family. Rima Meroueh, the community engagement manager at ACCESS, said her client was fearful of jeopardizing his permanent resident status. And he’s not the only one: Every day, five or six people come in asking the same question, Meroueh said, even if they will not be affected by the rule change. “I think I convinced him, but I’m not sure,” Meroueh said. “He said, ‘let me think about it.’” Late last week, a federal judge imposed a preliminary injunction on sweeping changes to the “public...
A man recently came into the office of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn, Michigan, insisting that he be disenrolled from nutrition assistance and health care benefits
Though he has a job, the programs are an important source of support for his family. Rima Meroueh, the community engagement manager at ACCESS, said her client was fearful of jeopardizing his permanent resident status. And he’s not the only one: Every day, five or six people come in asking the same question, Meroueh said, even if they will not be affected by the rule change. “I think I convinced him, but I’m not sure,” Meroueh said. “He said, ‘let me think about it.’” Late last week, a federal judge imposed a preliminary injunction on sweeping changes to the “public...