On August 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint letter making clear that immigration status is not a bar to providing certain services to protect the life or safety of individuals or to services that are not considered to be a federal public benefit.
The HHS Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) has a set of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the availability of services provided by short-term and emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence and their dependents. To access the FAQs, visit http://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/resource/faqs-access-fysb-funded-dv-services-20160810