Under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) law, any alien who is believed likely to become a public charge is excludable at the time of application. However, in Matter of Kohama (1978), it was decided that an immigrating couple who had no means of support other than reliance on their daughter and son-in-law, who were U.S. residents, could not be excluded as likely to become public charges. The daughter and son-in-law gave depositions and submitted affidavits as evidence of their ability and willingness to support the couple. The court held that such evidence was sufficient to overcome the belief that they would become charges of the state.