Biden administration won’t defend Trump immigration rule
LA TimesA Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps was dealt likely fatal blows Tuesday after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court. While Trump’s administration touted the rule first proposed in 2018 as a way to ensure only those who are self-sufficient come to the U.S., immigrant rights advocates said it amounted to a “wealth test” and public health experts said it would lead to poorer health outcomes. The high court had in late February agreed to hear a Trump administration appeal, first filed last year, of a lower court ruling against the public charge rule. “Quite simply, today, fewer children will go hungry and more families will get the medical care they desperately need.” Under the Trump administration policy, applicants for green cards had to show they wouldn’t be burdens to the country or “public charges.” Federal law already required those seeking permanent residency or legal status to prove they wouldn’t be a “public charge.” But the Trump administration rule included a wider range of programs that could disqualify them.
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