Will Medicaid or SNAP Hurt Your Green Card? What Changes with Public Charge on September 18

Aug212026

Will Medicaid or SNAP Hurt Your Green Card? What Changes with Public Charge on September 18

On Family Based Immigration, Green Card Through Marriage, Immigration Blog,

by Natalia Meade

Snapshot: USCIS has released a policy memo providing guidance regarding the new public charge rule that will be implemented on September 18, 2026 Your filing date will determine if the new rule applies to you Any benefits received before September 18 mostly will not count, do not drop coverage in a panic After September 18,...

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Aug142026

Traveling on Advance Parole Just Became Riskier: What the BIA’s Decision Means For You

On Immigration Blog, PERM/I-140/I-485 Information,

by Natalia Meade

On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) issued a decision that reverses fourteen years of settled immigration law and could affect many people who are pursuing a green card from inside the United States. The case is Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026). The short version: if you have...

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