The Trump administration may deny green cards to legal immigrants, both living in the US or just seeking to enter, if they have been dependent on certain public benefits, like housing vouchers, Medicaid or food stamps, RT reported.

The possible new restriction on migration policy was proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday. 

The 447-page proposal published on the department’s website will appear in the Federal Register “in the coming weeks,” triggering a 60-day public comment period before it takes effect.

If finalized, the measure would eventually force millions “to choose between government assistance and permanent settlement in the US,” Politico notes.

Earlier this week, Washington announced a sharp drop in refugee flows, capping the number of people admitted to the US in 2019 at 30,000. It is 15,000 lower than this year’s limit.