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Green Card Rule Shifts Public Charge Focus | Oakland News
The government is reviving a stricter “public charge” rule, allowing immigration officers to evaluate green card applicants based on whether they’ve used taxpayer-funded benefits like food stamps, Medicaid, or housing aid — a reversal of a 2022 policy that limited such scrutiny. This change gives officers more discretion to assess applicants’ financial stability alongside factors like age, health, and skills, with the goal of promoting self-reliance. While the rule doesn’t automatically penalize applicants for benefits received by family members, it could still impact eligibility if those…
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