Bilingual brochures are displayed at the Humboldt County Public Health Clinic in Eureka on August 21, 2019, the better to encourage health care among immigrant families. A new federal rule has prompted some to forgo Medi-Cal benefits for which they are eligible legally. (Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters)

In August, Yuri sat in her dining room in San Jose, turned on the TV, and heard something that made her sit up straight and sent her mind racing.

The Trump administration, the newscaster announced, had just published a new rule that could make it harder for immigrants to get a green card if they used, or were likely to use, public government benefits like food stamps or Medicaid.

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