IN DONALD TRUMP'S ever-widening war against immigrants, the federal government is going way beyond deporting criminal gangs or undocumented immigrants. Under new guidelines green card holders will get a closer look and are even more vulnerable to being deported.
New guidelines implemented last week by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) say that immigrants who abuse “any program related to the reception of public benefits” will be summoned to appear before an immigration court.
The main public benefits that immigrants with legal residence permits, known as Green Cards, can receive are: Medicaid for people with low income or disabilities; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Receiving assistance from those programs could even harm an immigrant’s application for a Green Card under a proposal by the Homeland Security Department designed to block documented immigrants from obtaining residence if they or their children receive public benefits, including food stamps and early childhood education programs.
New guidelines implemented last week by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) say that immigrants who abuse “any program related to the reception of public benefits” will be summoned to appear before an immigration court.
The main public benefits that immigrants with legal residence permits, known as Green Cards, can receive are: Medicaid for people with low income or disabilities; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Receiving assistance from those programs could even harm an immigrant’s application for a Green Card under a proposal by the Homeland Security Department designed to block documented immigrants from obtaining residence if they or their children receive public benefits, including food stamps and early childhood education programs.
“An alien’s receipt of public benefits comes at taxpayer expense and availability of public benefits may provide an incentive for aliens to immigrate to the United States,” the DHS draft argued.
After going after the low-hanging fruit at the borders and successfully passing a Muslim travel ban, the federal government will expand their efforts to go after those immigrants who are here legally. Some have been living and working in the U.S. for years, bought homes, becoming productive members of the community.
Green card holders will also open themselves up for deportation if they break the law or if their application for citizenship is denied if they are not considered of good and moral character. Those foreign nationals who wish to change their visas -- from student visa to an H-1B visa for example, will receive extra scrutiny by USCIS employees.
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