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An Overview of Public Charge

This advisory provides practitioners with basic information about the public charge ground of inadmissibility, including addressing what is public charge, who does it apply to, how is public charge evaluated, and could being a public charge make someone deportable.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory May 4, 2022 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Waivers; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

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Waivers

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Immigration court deadline

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