The administration of US President
Donald Trump announced Monday new rules that aim to deny permanent residency and citizenship to migrants who receive food stamps, Medicaid and other public welfare.
The new rules threatened to set back the citizenship hopes of millions of mostly Hispanic migrants who work for low wages and depend in part on public services to get by.
Announcing a new definition of the longstanding "public charge" law, the
White House said migrants will be blocked from entering the country if they are likely to need public assistance.