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Trump Admin Revives 'Public Charge' Rule That Could Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 29: Immigrants wait for their citizenship interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), district office on January 29, 2013 in New York City. Some 118,000 immigrants applied for U.S. citizenship in the New York City dictrict in 2012. (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images))

The Trump administration is reviving the "public charge" rule, restoring a policy that could deny green cards to some immigrants who use public benefits and expanding the factors immigration officers may consider when evaluating applications for permanent residency.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, will be formally published on July 20, and is scheduled to take effect on Sept. 18.

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