Immigration Public Benefits
FILE - A Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as WIC, bag sits in a shopping cart in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 3, 2013.
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The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more. The policy appeared Thursday in the Federal Register and comes into effect Sept. 18. The policy was first implemented in February 2020 as one of President Donald Trump’s moves to limit legal immigration during his first administration, but it was reversed after Democratic President Joe Biden came to power. Federal law already requires those seeking permanent residency or legal status to demonstrate that they will not become a public charge. The new rule broadens the grounds for disqualification.
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