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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Trump Admin to Exclude Migrants on Welfare from Green Cards
The Trump administration is rescinding a Biden-era rule that ignored a migrant's use of welfare and food stamps for green card eligibility. The post Trump Admin to Exclude Migrants on Welfare from Green Cards appeared first on Breitbart.
Alarms sound as Trump DHS quietly creates a trap for immigrants seeking green cards
The Trump Department of Homeland Security rescinded a Biden administration rule that protected immigrants who rely on government benefits.According to a DHS final rule, immigration officials will be able to deny immigrants green cards if they rely on food stamps, Medicaid, housing aid, and other aid programs.The rule nullifies a 2022 DHS final rule under Biden that the Trump administration rule repeatedly described as a "straitjacket" for immigr…
Learn how Uscis will change the green card evaluation since September, what it will review on Form I-485, and what public benefits it will analyze.
The U.S. President's government, Donald Trump, has revived its controversial policy of denying permanent residency to applicants who consider it to be "a public burden," after breaking down the limits imposed by the Administration of its predecessor Joe Biden (2021-2025).
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