The Trump administration brought back a public charge rule under the 2022 framework on Monday permitting US Citizenship and Immigration Services to reject green cards to qualified immigrants who access safety net programs such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants warned that the rule would target vulnerable communities. The policy comes effect on September 18, bringing back partial discretion that gives officials to assess benefit use history individually. This overwrites the 2022 rule that was in place under which such use did not influence green card applications.