The long-awaited Biden Administration public charge regulations went into effect on December 23, 2022. While the regulations largely mirror the policies set forth in the 1999 Field Guidance on public charge, they provide important clarifications about issues such as which immigrants are exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility and under which circumstances the receipt of public benefits will or will not be considered in a public charge determination.
This piece focuses on the clarifications and updates provided by the rule. For a broader explanation of public charge, see Protecting Immigrant Families’ Public Charge Advocates Resources at pifcoalition.org.
*For footnotes and bibliography, please reference the PDF version of this resource below.
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