Our latest Public Charge and Naturalization practice advisory provides an update on public charge for advocates providing naturalization legal assistance. The advisory briefly discusses the legal standard for assessing public charge and how to advise lawful permanent residents looking to naturalize. It covers issues related to the new rule on public charge that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019, with an effective date of October 15, 2019, interpreting a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) pertaining to inadmissibility. This advisory also addresses how inadmissibility can affect lawful permanent residents who are now seeking to naturalize, and how to screen naturalization applicants for red flag issues.