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    CLINIC Comments on DOS Interim Final Rule on Public Charge Inadmissibility

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    January 20, 2022

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    Federal Administrative Advocacy

    CLINIC submitted comments on Jan.18, 2022, urging the DOS to rescind the IFR published on Oct. 11, 2019, regarding visa ineligibility based on public charge grounds.

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