1615-AD15 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 Sponsor Reimbursement and Deeming 8 CFR ยง 213a

DHS proposes to amend its regulations relating to the mechanisms by which the Federal government, as well as the States and state agencies, hold the sponsors of aliens to their commitments to financially support those aliens.  The project will include amendments relating to requests for reimbursement and actions to compel reimbursement.  DHS will also amend its regulations to clarify the responsibilities of States and state agencies to attribute a sponsor’s income and resources to an alien when determining the eligibility and the amount of benefits of an alien for means-tested public benefits programs.

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Existing regulations relating to sponsor reimbursement and deeming fail to adequately convey the steps that States and state agencies must take to comply with their statutory obligations. These regulations would better aid States and state agencies in fulfilling those obligations, and expand the Federal role in forcing sponsors to financially support the sponsored aliens and reimburse the expenses associated with public benefit use by those aliens.

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DHS is currently considering the specific impacts of the proposed provisions.

]]> NPRM 06/00/2027 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Mark Phillips Residence and Naturalization Division Chief 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009