The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Nov. 17 proposed a rule that would give officials more latitude to deny permanent residency in or entry to the United States to people deemed likely to become primarily dependent on government support.
In the proposed rule, DHS signaled it was moving to repeal a 2022 rule from the Biden administration that narrowed the definition of government benefits and gave protection to some people with green cards or visas.
The proposed rule, titled “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility,” will be published in the Federal Register on Nov. 19.
“The 2022 regulations are not the best implementation of the statute, inconsistent with congressional intent, unduly restrictive, and hamper DHS’s ability to make accurate, precise, and reliable determinations of whether certain aliens are likely at any time to become a public charge,” the agency said in a notice….