Agency Issues Proposed Rescission of the 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Regulations; Comments Due Dec. 19

Agency Issues Proposed Rescission of the 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Regulations; Comments Due Dec. 19

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations. DHS argues that the 2022 rules are overly restrictive, inconsistent with congressional intent, and limit officers’ ability to make precise and reliable determinations of whether an immigrant is likely at any time to become a public charge,… (Colocho, November 18, 2025) #Costs, #Health Equity, #Immigration, #Public Health