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Oct 5, 2026
John KhosraviHOST
So, um, i- that's the situation.
John KhosraviHOST
Now, keep in mind, September 18th, USCIS is adjusting its policy on the affidavit of support public charge rule, so they're gonna get more strict on that.
John KhosraviHOST
Uh, we have clients coming in right now trying to file their case as soon as possible.
John KhosraviHOST
Probably can't get the case in within 10 days.
John KhosraviHOST
And so, um, the reality is the, especially the recent consultation we have, the worry on public charge is if y- Let me tell you who's not to usually worry about it.
John KhosraviHOST
If you're a young person who speaks English, has education, work history, can work, make money, has made money, and, uh, doesn't have a health condition that requires, you know, hospital, hospital or medication, uh, their spouse makes money, for example, as well, and they haven't used any government benefits or services.
John KhosraviHOST
In those kind of cases, it's, doesn't fall, follow the public charge rule.
John KhosraviHOST
They're like the opposite of everything that's a problem with the public charge rule.
Zak PaineHOST
Anyways, the Trump administration has invoked the long, unenforced Immigration Act of 1882.
Zak PaineHOST
What they're going to be doing now is prohibiting entry into the United States of any convict, any lunatic, any idiot, or any person who is unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge.
Zak PaineHOST
ties into the rule that we had discussed previously, where the administration was seeking to block individuals who were going to be public charges.
Zak PaineHOST
If they were planning to come to the United States and sign up for welfare, well, that's not going to work anymore.
Zak PaineHOST
What's hilarious about this is that despite the fact that we are $40 trillion in debt, the state of New York under Letitia James and the city of New York under Zoran Mamdami are now going to be suing the Trump administration because, of course, they want as many illegals coming here as possible, signing up for welfare and then sucking off the teat of Lady Liberty.
Rich LowryHOST
So, Charlie, feel free to react to any of that.
Rich LowryHOST
Another immigration-related controversy this week, Trump is trying to revive the so-called public charge rule that says if you're an immigrant, you can't come here if you're going to be dependent on government funding.
Rich LowryHOST
And if you're here already and seeking permanent status, if you're dependent on government, you're not going to get that status.
Rich LowryHOST
And you have various jurisdictions suing to try to stop this.
Rich LowryHOST
The colony had a bunch of rules against this.
Rich LowryHOST
Other colonies did as well.
Rich LowryHOST
Shipmasters had to come up with a list of passengers and provide evidence that they wouldn't become a public charge when they got off the boat and provide bonds for people that might be a risk of becoming a public benefit.
Rich LowryHOST
What do you make of this one? Public charge, I should say.
Tami LuhbyPANELIST
We will be right back.
Julie RovnerHOST
Moving to immigration this week, nearly half the states filed suit in federal court to block the Trump administration's new, quote, public charge rule.
Julie RovnerHOST
That's what gives immigration officials more leeway to block people from entering the country who they think could eventually qualify for government aid.
Julie RovnerHOST
Tammy, you wrote about this.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And no matter how much destruction they have already caused, it continues.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Just last month, the federal government finalized a set of drastic and unlawful changes to our country's public charge rule.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A rule that makes it possible for someone to be denied immigration status based on the likelihood of their need for public benefits.
BeezyHOST
Exactly.
BeezyHOST
And he believes that he has infinite amount of your money to give away.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To go into effect this coming Friday, September 18th.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The new public charge rule expands the list of public benefits that might count against green card or visa applicants.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you are a citizen or an individual seeking humanitarian relief like asylum, these changes will not affect you.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
But that in and of itself, that argument, that belief, is quite shocking.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
There is an idea in immigration law, uh, that is called the public charge rule, and that dates back centuries from England in the 1600s to the American colonies in the 1700s to a key immigration law in the year 1882 in the U.S. that said that foreigners in our country have to make their own way.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
They are coming to America for economic benefit for our economy, not to rely on welfare or charity.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
That was a universally accepted concept from the 1800s that continued into this nation into the 1940s under FDR, as well as the 1950s with the infamous Immigration and Nationalization Act, and then through the 1960s with, uh, men like President Jack Kennedy and LBJ.
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Bryan Dean WrightHOST
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you end up like Sweden in this weekend's vote.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
Now, I would argue that I think we still have time to avoid that fate here in the US, but the time is just vanishingly short.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
And the fight that I mentioned earlier about the pub- the public charge rule at the top of the episode, that is a key part to holding the line, because if you stop the goodies, if you seal up the border, if you ramp up the deportations, and you demand assimilation for the folks who remain, you might get this country back to normal.
Bryan Dean WrightHOST
Maybe.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That is why today we are confronting this injustice with the solidarity and action that it demands.
Zohran MamdaniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
New York City is leading a coalition of cities and counties, including Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Clara County, and King County, to sue the federal government for the gross illegality of their new public charge rule and the irreparable damage that it will cause.
Rita PanahiHOST
Kosha, tell me more about this legal action.
Rita PanahiHOST
What are these Democrats trying to achieve here?
Kosha GadaGUEST
So they are saying that there's this statute called the Public Charge statute that Congress drafts, and then the executive branch, the president, has to implement the laws as Cong- Congress passes them, which says that if you're applying for a green card permanent residence here, other visas, you cannot be a public charge.
Kosha GadaGUEST
You cannot be somebody who immediately comes and falls on the public dime effectively.
Kosha GadaGUEST
And what they're doing is trying to nitpick what that means.
Victor OquendoCORRESPONDENT
The developer, Related Companies out of New York, saying in part they are working with the city and county to conduct a full investigation.
Stephanie OfficerHOST
New York City leading the charge in a lawsuit against the federal government on the public charge rule set to take effect Friday.
Stephanie OfficerHOST
Officials say it lets ICE officers deny legal status to anyone who would or could rely on public assistance, like food stamps and healthcare.
Stephanie OfficerHOST
Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
MattHOST
In domestic news, a refinery in Illinois has suffered a safety shutdown.
MattHOST
Is this the first indication that deferred maintenance is catching up to refinery operations? Indivisible said it is launching its largest ever general election program ahead of the 2026 midterms, and 22 states and Washington DC filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new public charge rule that would allow officials to block green cards for immigrants whose families receive federal benefits.
MattHOST
In Homeland News, Politico reports that the Trump administration has ignored court rulings to deport more than 170 aliens.
MattHOST
In global news, Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security Brandon Williams announced last night that the era of nuclear stockpile stewardship is over, indicating that the U.S. is ramping up nuclear warhead production.
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MattHOST
It's a little complicated to somebody like me who doesn't follow this as closely as you do, and I appreciate you walking us through all these different groups, and I'm sure our listeners do too.
MattHOST
Let's move over to a new Trump resistance story.
MattHOST
New York and 21 other states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new public charge rule that would allow officials to block green cards for immigrants whose families receive federal benefits.
MattHOST
The state said they would lose $4 billion per year in federal funding for Medicaid and other programs and $1 billion in federal funds for SNAP funding.
Mike HempCORRESPONDENT
Mike Hemp in Washington.
Ben ParkerHOST
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, among nearly two dozen officials suing to stop the Trump administration's new public charge rule.
Ben ParkerHOST
Homeland Security recently moved to revoke Biden-era guidelines.
Ben ParkerHOST
That alters Congress' definition of public charge, which refers to a person who's likely to become primarily dependent on the government for long-term subsistence.
Ben ParkerHOST
In twenty twenty-two, the federal government issued a rule limiting public charge determinations to individuals requiring cash assistance or income maintenance.
Ben ParkerHOST
The lawsuit says the agency issued a final rule in July allowing immigration authorities to rely on any public benefits use for any period of time to deem a non-citizen as a public charge.
Ben ParkerHOST
Pretty nice night, although this evening will be a little bit on the chilly side, especially, uh, inland suburbs where you might have to throw on a jacket.
Ben ParkerHOST
We'll be back in the forties eventually in many of the suburbs with clear skies.
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