The Trump administration reinstated a public charge rule as part of the new policy on Monday enabling US Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to applicable immigrants using safety net programs such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing aid. New York City advocates for immigrants cautioned that the rule would hit vulnerable communities. The policy starts effect on September 18, reinstating partial discretion that gives officials to review benefit use records individually. This supersedes the 2022 rule that was in place under which such use did not influence green card applications.