Administration Mulls Expanding Rule To Make It Easier To Deport Immigrants For Using Government Safety Net Programs

The Justice Department’s draft proposal is based on a similar plan by the Department of Homeland Security to significantly broaden the definition of what it means to be a public charge. According to federal policy, many permanent residents do not qualify for public benefits unless they have had a green card for five years, making it unlikely they could be targeted for deportation on the basis of “public charge” even under the draft rule. But dozens of states have looser rules. Meanwhile, former Chief of Staff John Kelly joins the board of a company that runs the Florida facility that's drawn controversy over the health of and quality of care for its detainees.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2DSE057