DHS issues rule to revise Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy, easing access to health services for immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday issued a new rule to revise a Trump administration policy that effectively discouraged non-citizen immigrants from using government-funded health services.
The new rule clarifies that DHS will not classify noncitizens as “public charges” — a classification that could result in them being denied green cards — based on their use of health-related benefits and government services.
