Public Comment

Comments on Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

We strongly oppose any future policy and interpretive tools that expand the longstanding definition of public charge and urge DHS to withdraw the proposed rule and to keep the 2022 Final Rule in place.

Published Jan 5, 2026

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Comments on Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (PDF)

To whom it may concern: The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) urges you to withdraw the proposed regulation related to inadmissibility on public charge grounds.

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