A proposed federal rule change to deny green cards to legal immigrants if they become branded a “public charge” for taking certain federal or state poverty benefits is “a fear-creator,” said William Canny, the executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Office Department of Migration and Refugee Services.
MRS chief: Proposed rule change for green cards ‘a fear-creator’
Catholic leaders oppose administration’s plan to limit green cards
Catholic leaders are speaking out against a Trump administration proposed rule announced Sept. 22 that would deny green cards to legal immigrants using public assistance.