The Trump administration brought back a public charge rule as part of the new policy on Monday enabling US Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to eligible immigrants who rely on safety net programs including Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants alerted that the rule would affect vulnerable communities. The policy takes effect on September 18, bringing back partial discretion for officials to assess benefit use records on a per‑applicant basis. This overwrites the 2022 rule that was in place under which such use did not influence green card applications.