The Trump administration revived a public charge rule as part of the new policy on Monday allowing US Citizenship and Immigration Services to reject green cards to applicable immigrants who access safety net programs such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants cautioned that the rule would target vulnerable communities. The policy takes effect on September 18, reinstating partial discretion that gives officials to review benefit use history on a per‑applicant basis. This overwrites the 2022 rule which was adopted under which such use did not affect green card applications.