Human Rights Watch Submits Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

The following are Human Rights Watch’s comments in response to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed rule, “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” published October 10, 2018 (DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2010-0012, RIN 1615-AA22). Human Rights Watch is in strong opposition to the proposed rule because it is likely to chill access to a broad range of programs that support individuals’ basic health, nutrition, and housing needs, for potentially millions of people, including US citizens and legal residents, with a particularly damaging…

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