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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
USCIS will again weigh Medicaid, SNAP and housing aid in case-by-case reviews, and DHS estimates about 588,000 applicants a year could be affected.
- On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it is rescinding a 2022 Biden-era regulation, restoring a broader "public charge" test that allows officers to consider taxpayer-funded benefits when evaluating green card applications.
- Historically, DHS followed 1999 guidance defining a public charge as someone "primarily dependent on the government for subsistence," though the 2019 Trump administration rule expanded this to include Medicaid, housing assistance, and SNAP.
- Roughly 588,000 annual green card applicants will now face this broader scrutiny, while the department estimates the policy could reduce federal and state transfer payments by about $111 billion over a decade.
- USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow stated the move "is reaffirming the requirement of self-reliance, protecting public resources and ending policies that encouraged dependency on the backs of hard-working American taxpayers," alongside release of a revised Form I-485.
- Advocates warn of a "chilling effect" that could lead about 950,000 people in immigrant households to disenroll from or forgo public benefits, though the administration argues the policy ensures immigrants are capable of supporting themselves.
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New York, Jul 17 (EFE).- The civil law organization LatinoJustice denounced Friday as "cruel" the rule to determine that an immigrant is a "public burden" taken up by the government of Donald Trump, and warned that it can harm families with American children. LatinoJustice indicated in a statement that the rule, scheduled to enter into force on September 18, will affect numerous applications for visas, admission to the United States and permanen…
President Donald Trump's government will reactivate a rule that could deny the permanent residence card (green card) to immigrants who make use of public benefits, including food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers, among others.
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