The Trump administration reinstated a public charge rule under the 2022 framework on Monday permitting US Citizenship and Immigration Services to reject green cards to applicable immigrants who rely on safety net programs like Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants cautioned that the rule would hit vulnerable communities. The policy comes effect on September 18, reinstating partial discretion for officials to evaluate benefit use patterns on a per‑applicant basis. This supersedes the 2022 rule that was in place under which such use did not influence green card applications.