The Trump administration revived a public charge rule under the 2022 framework on Monday enabling US Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to qualified immigrants who access safety net programs such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants alerted that the rule would affect vulnerable communities. The policy comes effect on September 18, restoring partial discretion that gives officials to assess benefit use records case by case. This replaces the 2022 rule that was in place under which such use did not influence green card applications.