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AILA Doc. No. 18092430 | Dated October 10, 2018 | File Size: 6525 K
Download the DocumentUSCIS notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the regulations on the public charge ground of inadmissibility to define the term "public charge" and define the types of benefits that are considered in public charge inadmissibility determinations. Comments are due 12/10/18. (83 FR 51114, 10/10/18)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Parts 103, 212, 213, 214, 245 and 248
[CIS No. 2499–10; DHS Docket No. USCIS–2010–0012]
RIN 1615–AA22
Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18092430.
Open the DocumentRelated Resources
- American Immigration Council's Immigration Impact: Proposed 'Public Charge' Regulation Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Comments
- Think Immigration: Proposed Public Charge Rule Spreads Panic, But Would Fail at Cutting Costs
- USCIS Unofficial Advance Copy of Proposed Regulations on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (9/25/18)
- DHS Announces New Proposed Immigration Rule on Public Charge
- AILA Press Release - New Rule Would Impose Class-Based Limits on Immigration, Bringing Harm to Hardworking Families
- News Outlets Obtain Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
- USCIS Advance Copy of Proposed Regulations (10/5/18)
Advocacy Resources
- Politico reports that the Justice Department plans to propose a regulation detailing when legal immigrants could be deported for receiving certain government benefits, according to new background info from DHS. The proposal deals with immigrants already admitted to the U.S., including legal immigrants with green cards.
- The New Yorker: Trump's Public-Charge Rule Is a One-Two Punch Against Immigrants and Public Assistance
- CATO Institute: New Rule to Deny Status to Immigrants Up to 95% Self-Sufficient
- Vox: Trump is proposing a regulation that could change the face of legal immigration — by restricting low-income immigrants
- CLINIC: USCIS Proposes Vast Changes to Public Charge Definition
Supporting Documents
- I-944, Instructions
- I-944, Form
- I-945, Instructions
- I-945, Form
- I-356, Instructions
- I-356, Form
- I-864, Instructions
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- I-539, Form
- I-539 Supplement A, Instructions
- I-129, Instructions
- I-129, Form
- I-129CW, Instructions
- I-129CW, Form
- DHS Economic Analysis of Proposed Public Charge Rule
- Legacy INS Operating Instructions on Immigration Bonds
- Pages from Legacy INS Examinations Handbook on Public Charge Bonds
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