The Supreme Court allows a rule to go into effect that makes it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public assistance to obtain legal status
Washington The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to make it more difficult for low-income immigrants seeking to come to or trying to remain legally in the United States.
The so-called public charge rule, unveiled in August, impacts people who rely on public assistance, including most forms of Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.
Cuccinelli edits Statue of Liberty poem to defend new rule 00:54In a speech to the American Law Institute last year, Barr said that"nationwide injunctions" have"frustrated presidential policy for most of the President's term with no clear end in sight." As an example, he noted injunctions that blocked the Trump administration's decision to rescind the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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