Trump Administration Plans to Enforce Public Charge Law
Published:
Mon, Sep 24th 2018 @ 12:51 pm EDT
The Trump Administration will soon propose a federal rule to help ensure that immigrants and non-immigrants seeking entry to the United States rely on the resources of their sponsors and family members rather than public benefits. It would define the term “public charge†in regulation and to identify the types, amount, and duration of receipt of public benefits that would be considered in determining whether someone is inadmissible. Once published, the public will have 60 days to comment before the rule is finalized.
A "public charge" is a person who does not have a livelihood and relies on public assistance. If a nonimmigrant or immigrant becomes a public charge, the person can be deported. The first public charge law was enacted in 1882, but colonies started to adopt personal responsibility requirements as early as 1645.
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