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 using safety net programs like Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants alerted that the rule would affect vulnerable communities. The policy comes effect on September 18, reinstating partial discretion that gives officials to assess benefit use records case by case. This supersedes the 2022 rule that sparked debate under which such use did not affect green card applications.