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USCIS Sets Effective Date for Public Charge Rule: Feb 24, 2020

By Prerna Lal
In January 30, 2020
On In The News, USCIS
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Please note that the public charge rule only applies to new applicants for family-based adjustment of status, employment-based cases, diversity visas and non-immigrant visas. If you or your case does not fall into these specific categories, the public charge rule does not apply to you. USCIS has officially announced that the the public charge rule goes into effect on February 24, 2020 except for in the State of Illinois where...
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Supreme Court Greenlights ‘Public Charge’ Rule

By Prerna Lal
In January 27, 2020
On SCOTUS Watch, USCIS
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In a narrow 5-4 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has given the Trump administration the greenlight to enforce a rule that could make it harder for certain immigrants to gain green cards in the United States.
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