US government has revised the ‘public charge’ rule for immigration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalised a new regulation that revises the public charge policy, making certain immigrants inadmissible to the United States if deemed likely to become primary dependent to public assistance.

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.

This measure was initially implemented by Trump in February 2020 to limit legal immigration but was later rescinded by Biden