Both the 2019 and 2022 rules, by providing a finite list of factors for inadmissibility, contradict the "inherently discretionary nature" of public charge determinations, DHS says.

Bottom line: the agency says officers should have broad leeway to find applicants will depend on public benefits.

Notably, DHS says both the 2022 Biden public charge rule and the 2019 public charge rule under the first Trump admin were too narrow.

Both rules "severely and unduly limited the factors that DHS could consider in making a public charge inadmissibility determination."

DHS projects that total reductions in transfer payments from federal and state government programs could be $8.97 billion annually.

Have questions about the White House H-1B proclamation or the proposal to overhaul the annual visa lottery?

I’m doing a #RedditAMA on H-1B changes at 12 ET today.

Link here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

#h1b #immigration #tech #visas

DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin called the order “nothing short of open defiance against the U.S. Supreme Court.”

But the panel addressed government arguments about the justices’ May order voiding preliminary relief.

But it says continuing TPS protections aren’t in the US national interest because some gang members have entered the country (although it doesn’t make clear if they were TPS recipients)

A Federal Register notice released by DHS acknowledges that Haiti is in the grip of a “severe humanitarian and human rights crisis” and that armed groups operate with impunity.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12224.pdf

If you’re a current or former worker at DHS, State or DOL—or have any involvement in immigration law—you can reach out to me securely on Signal.

Happy to talk off the record.