The Supreme Court refused to lift its stay of federal court orders that prevented the Trump administration from making changes to the definition of public charge.
Immigrants who are deemed a “public charge” are ineligible to receive green cards/lawful permanent resident status. The most recent definition of public charge, adopted in 1999, included immigrants who demonstrated a need for “institutionalization for long-term care at government expense” or “receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance.”
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