Public Charge Rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration law
gptkbp:2019Revision broadened definition of public benefits
gptkbp:2022Revision narrowed definition of public benefits
reversed 2019 changes
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:affects immigrants seeking adjustment of status
immigrants seeking admission to the U.S.
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:compatibleWith U.S. citizens
green card holders
certain nonimmigrants
gptkbp:controversy subject to policy changes by different administrations
subject to legal challenges
gptkbp:criteria age
education
health
resources
skills
assets
financial status
family status
use of public benefits
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1882
gptkbp:defines Grounds of inadmissibility for immigrants likely to become primarily dependent on government assistance
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State
gptkbp:excludes refugees
asylees
certain humanitarian immigrants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Charge Rule
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act
gptkbp:publicBenefitsInclude gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Temporary_Assistance_for_Needy_Families_(TANF)
gptkb:Supplemental_Security_Income_(SSI)
gptkb:Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program_(SNAP)
gptkbp:purpose to prevent admission of immigrants likely to become dependent on government assistance
gptkbp:relatedTo immigration law
public benefits
inadmissibility grounds
gptkbp:significantRevision 1999
2019
2022
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
federal court cases
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5