{"id":29436,"date":"2022-02-18T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=29436"},"modified":"2022-02-19T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T20:42:55","slug":"biden-reverses-public-charge-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/biden-reverses-public-charge-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to Reverse Trump’s Public Charge Rule that Denied Green Card to Immigrants Receiving Federal Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

After one year of having assumed presidential responsibilities, Joe Biden is all set to put the Trump-era public charge rule<\/a><\/span> on a reverse gear<\/strong>. Introduced in the Trump regime of immigration-related uncertainties, the hardline public charge rule curbed immigrants\u2019 claim to permanent residency on grounds of limited self-sufficiency. Since the 1800s, there has been a law that foreign nationals are inadmissible to the country and immigrants are ineligible for green cards if they lack self-sufficiency, or if they are likely to become a \u2018public charge\u2019 (economic burden on the country). The Trump administration defined \u2018self-sufficiency\u2019 as a fundamental criterion for individuals seeking entry to the US, noncitizens seeking legal permanent residency, and non-immigrant visa holders seeking extension of stay in the US.<\/p>\n

On February 17, President Biden proposed new regulations to soften the \u2018public charge\u2019 definition and limit public charge determinations, as the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made it clear that the 2019 public charge rule is not consistent with the United States\u2019 constitutional values. He said, \u201cUnder this proposed rule, we will return to the historical understanding of the term ‘public charge’ and individuals will not be penalized for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Trump administration defended the public charge rule by arguing that it would help non-immigrants and certain immigrant groups become self-sufficient in the best interests of the US economy<\/strong>. The then Secretary of DHS, Kirstjen Nielsen said, \u201cThose planning to immigrate to the United States must establish their ability to meet their housing and healthcare needs and other requirements, relying on their own capabilities and resources as long as they will be staying here.\u201d However, humanitarians, civil rights activists and Democrats condemned the 2019 public charge rule as a deliberate act of discrimination against low-income immigrants.<\/p>\n

The Trump-era public charge rule, if enforced, would have affected mostly the green card seekers who entered the US through family-based immigration. Furthermore, H4 visa holders would have been required to prove their self-sufficiency despite having no work authorization. The breakup of many immigrant families would have been the worst repercussion of the public charge rule.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joe Biden\u2019s proposal, which will soon be open to public comments, seeks to provide \u2018fair and humane treatment\u2019 to noncitizens by redefining \u201clikely at any time to become a public charge\u201d as \u201clikely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.\u201d Biden\u2019s version of the public charge rule will not consider those receiving noncash benefits, among the federal aid programs, as a \u2018public charge\u2019.<\/strong> The federal government\u2019s noncash benefits include the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, housing and transportation vouchers.<\/p>\n

The new public charge rule will also not include Social Security, pandemic assistance, government pension, disaster aid received under the Stafford Act, and benefits in the form of tax credit or deduction. Some categories of non-citizens, including refugees, asylees, special immigration juveniles, temporary protected status (TPS) applicants, and petitioners under the Violence Against Women Act will be exempt even from the new public charge rule.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, the Department of Homeland Security will continue to consider certain federal benefits as public charge inadmissibility determinations. These benefits are Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Cash assistance for income maintenance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), program, and long-term institutionalization at government expense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After one year of having assumed presidential responsibilities, Joe Biden is all set to put the Trump-era public charge rule on a reverse gear. Introduced in the Trump regime of immigration-related uncertainties, the hardline public charge rule curbed immigrants\u2019 claim to permanent residency on grounds of limited self-sufficiency. 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