On Sept. 11, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that allows DHS to resumeimplementing the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility final rule nationwide,including in New York, Connecticut and Vermont.
 

Therefore, USCIS will apply the publiccharge final rule and related guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volumes 2, 8and 12, to all applications and petitions postmarked (or submittedelectronically) on or after Feb. 24, 2020.
 

USCIS will not re-adjudicate anyapplications and petitions that were approved following the issuance of theJuly 29, 2020, injunction continuing until the date of this notice.