Trump Administration Revives Rule That Could Deny Green Cards To Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits

MIAMI — The Trump management is reviving a norm that could contradict greenish cards to immigrants who usage nationalist benefits that could see nutrient stamps, Medicaid, lodging vouchers and others.

The policy, known arsenic “public charge,” appeared connected Thursday successful nan Federal Register and will beryllium formally published connected Monday.

The argumentation was first implemented successful February 2020 arsenic 1 of President Trump’s moves to limit ineligible migration during his first administration, but it was reversed aft Democratic President Biden came to power.

Its return comes erstwhile nan Republican management is implementing a hard-line argumentation to curb some forbidden and ineligible immigration, and erstwhile nan costs of healthcare and nutrient is rising.

The national authorities “is reaffirming nan request of self-reliance, protecting nationalist resources and ending policies that encouraged dependency connected nan backs of hard-working American taxpayers,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said successful a station published connected its X account.

“Under President Trump, USCIS is restoring nan basal rule that immigrants must beryllium capable to support themselves,” nan station said.

Under nan policy, applicants for greenish cards person to show they wouldn’t beryllium burdens to nan state aliases “public charges.”