Public Charge updates, information and resources

The US Supreme Court lifted the injunction on the Public Charge rule. What exactly does this mean?
- The new rule interprets a provision of the Immigration and National Act pertaining to inadmissibility.
- The inadmissibility ground at issue states that a person is inadmissible if they are likely to become a public charge.
- This law only applies to individuals seeking admission into the United States or applying for adjustment of status.
- This law does not apply to designated humanitarian-based immigration programs for refugees, asylees, Special Immigrant Juveniles, certain traficking victims, victims of qualifying criminal activity, or victims of domestic violence.
- Public charge and this rule do not apply in the naturalization process.
Helpful Resources
Public Charge PSA (English) from SMC Human Services Agency on Vimeo.
View video in Spanish, Tagalog, or Chinese »
What is Public Charge? 1 page fact sheet in English, Arabic, Aermenian, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese (Health Consumer Alliance, updated January 2020)
Public Charge: Does this apply to me? (Protecting Immigrant Families, updated January 2020)
Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Hindi | Korean
How does the new "Public Charge" rule impact children and youth? (ILRC April 2020)
Public Charge Screening test (The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County)
Public Charge 2-Pager in English and Spanish (The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County)
Core messages about Public Charge (Protecting Immigrant Families)
An overview of Public Charge (The ILRC)