Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 8 CFR Parts 103 and 212 [CIS No. 2836-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0304] RIN 1615-AD06 ( printed page 52168) AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: DHS proposes to rescind the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations. The 2022 regulations are not the best implementation of the statute, inconsistent with congressional intent, unduly restrictive, and hamper DHS's ability to make accurate, precise, and reliable determinations of whether certain aliens are likely at any time to become a public charge. Rescission would restore broader discretion to evaluate all pertinent facts and align with long-standing policy that aliens in the United States should be self-reliant and government benefits should not incentivize immigration. DHS also proposes to address the breach and cancellation of public charge bonds. DATES: NPRM comment period: Written comments on the NPRM must be submitted on or before December 19, 2025. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day. Information collection comment period: Comments on the information collection described in the Paperwork Reduction Act section below must be received by January 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: Comments on the NPRM: You may submit comments on this NPRM, identified by DHS Docket No. US…