New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Amid US President Donald Trump's push for stricter immigration and visa enforcement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted a regulatory package that could tighten the public-charge ground of inadmissibility.

The package can potentially subject green card applicants to greater scrutiny over their use of public benefits. The package, filed with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on 3 November, is listed on the federal regulatory review website as a proposed rule, according to a report by Newsweek.

The text of the proposal has not yet been released, so the specific changes USCIS may implement remain unclear.

If the proposal moves to formal rulemaking with notice, it would r...