Acting Chief, IRIS Verification Division

1615-AD12 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Verification of Status for Public Benefit Eligibility

Pursuant to Executive Order 14218, Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders, DHS is issuing regulations to codify a legal framework which will facilitate robust compliance with immigration status verification requirements under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The regulation is intended to ensure that Federal public benefits are distributed only to qualified aliens and U.S. citizens, as required by PRWORA, therefore conserving and protecting taxpayer resources.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Fully or Partially Exempt 8 C.F.R. part 104 6 U.S.C. 101, 112 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1611, 1621, 1641, 1642 No NPRM 10/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Brian Broderick Acting Chief, IRIS Verification Division 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs MD 20588