Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
Jul 16, 2026, 9:18 AM
FILE PHOTO - Rosa, second from right, who wants her last name withheld, an undocumented immigrant who used to get about $190 per month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and who stopped taking benefits fearing deportation, is surrounded by her son Edgar, far right, daughter Olga, far left, and grandson Logan at their home during an interview in New York, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Credit: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
MIAMI (AP) — he 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 others.
The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20.
