Federal Judge Blocks Trump Public Charge Rule for Immigrants Receiving Public Assistance
A federal judge on Friday ordered a nationwide block in two related cases challenging a Trump administration policy set to go into effect next week that would make it far easier for the government to deny legal status to immigrants who use or are deemed likely to use public assistance, NBC News reports.
Judge George B. Daniels, of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, ordered preliminary injunctions Friday afternoon against the administration’s new “public charge” rule that could have denied legal permanent residency and other forms of legal status to many immigrants in the country who are deemed likely to use public assistance.
"This rule would have had devastating impacts on New Yorkers and our nation, and today’s decision is a critical step in our efforts to uphold the rule of law," New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Twitter.
The policy was set to go into effect on Oct. 15. The lawsuits were among nearly a dozen across the country challenging the new rule.
The Trump administration argues that expanding the meaning of “public charge” helps “protect American taxpayers” and ensures "that noncitizens in this country are self-sufficient and not a strain on public resources.”
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