The Trump administration reinstated a public charge rule as part of the new policy on Monday allowing US Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to eligible immigrants who rely on safety net programs like 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, restoring partial discretion that gives officials to review benefit use history case by case. This replaces the 2022 rule that sparked debate under which such use did not affect green card applications.