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Doe v. Trump "We conclude that the Proclamation was within the President’s statutory authority and therefore reverse the district court’s order enjoining the Proclamation’s implementation."

Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic, Dec. 2, 2020 "The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled against the Trump administration's "Public Charge" rule, which critics say imposes a wealth test on immigrants seeking green...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Dec. 2, 2020 "California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today secured an order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a prior preliminary injunction in a multistate lawsuit challenging the...

Bernie Pazanowski, Bloomberg, Nov. 2, 2020 "The Trump administration’s new public charge rule, which expanded the definition of immigrants who are inadmissible to the U.S. because of doubts they could be self-sustaining, has been struck down...

Cook County v. Wolf, Nov. 2, 2020 "In sum, the Final Rule is vacated, and the vacatur is not limited to the State of Illinois. ... Given the Seventh Circuit’s holding that, despite the Supreme Court’s stay, the Final Rule was substantively...

Suzanne Monyack, Law360, Sept. 28, 2020 "U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's tendency to defer to the executive branch's authority could pave the way for the Trump administration to prevail against challenges to its immigration...

State Department, Aug. 7, 2020 "On Wednesday, July 29, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York enjoined the Department of State from “enforcing, applying, implementing, or treating as effective” the Department’s...

NY v. DHS "We agree with the district court that a preliminary injunction is warranted, but modify the scope of the injunctions to cover only the states of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. The orders of the district court are thus AFFIRMED AS...

USCIS, July 31, 2020 "On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in State of New York, et al. v. DHS, et al. and Make the Road NY et al. v. Cuccinelli, et al. enjoined the Department of Homeland Security...

NILC, July 29, 2020 "Today, a Manhattan federal court issued two nationwide injunctions temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s “public charge” rules. An injunction issued against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Against DHS and DOS both!

USCIS, June 16, 2020 "This technical update removes the WA Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants from the list of examples of state, local, and tribal cash assistance programs that are considered income maintenance for purposes of the public...

Cook County v. Wolf "Recently...the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new rule designed to prevent immigrants whom the Executive Branch deems likely to receive public assistance in any amount, at any point in the future, from entering...

Agustin Martinez, Apr. 5, 2020 "Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many lives, [1] including those of immigrants living in the United States. [2] U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently announced...

Cornell Law School, together with other Cornell departments and Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga counties, offer a free webinar on the new public charge rule affecting immigrants. The webinar is on Monday, April 13, from noon-1 pm Eastern time....