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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its public-charge inadmissibility rule effective September 18, 2026, which will affect Honduran and other migrants applying to adjust status and obtain permanent residency by evaluating their financial self-sufficiency and potential dependence on government benefits.

A new Trump administration policy bars migrants already in the United States from adjusting their immigration status domestically, forcing them to return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency at consulates—a change affecting more than half a million people annually, according to immigration experts.