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USCIS Issues Policy Alert on Implementation of Guidance on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

2/24/20 AILA Doc. No. 20022534.

USCIS issued a policy alert on the implementation of the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule. Policy highlights include:

  • Confirms nationwide implementation of the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule and related Policy Manual guidance.
  • Confirms that the Final Rule and Policy Manual guidance will apply to all applications and petitions postmarked (or, if applicable, submitted electronically) on or after February 24, 2020 (including in Illinois).
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 20022534.