Texas v. Mayorkas "In September 2022, after a notice-and-comment period, the Biden administration promulgated a new Rule redefining the term ["public charge"]. In response, the State of Texas brought this action under the Administrative Procedure...
State Department, Oct. 6, 2023 "The State Department’s regulation governing the public charge grounds of visa ineligibility has been restored to the version that was in place prior to October 11, 2019. On October 11, 2019, the Department published...
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2023 "The Department of State (‘‘Department’’) has decided not to finalize the regulatory amendments made by the 2019 interim final rule entitled ‘‘Visas: Ineligibility...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/05/2023 "The Department of State (“Department”) has decided not to finalize the regulatory amendments made by the 2019 interim final rule entitled “Visas: Ineligibility...
USCIS, July 20, 2023 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to help applicants for adjustment of status more easily identify whether they are subject to the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section...
USCIS, Dec. 19, 2022 "[T]his guidance, contained in Volume 8 of the Policy Manual, will be implemented beginning on December 23, 2022, and applies prospectively to applications for adjustment of status postmarked (or submitted electronically, if applicable...
Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, UDC Clarke School of Law, Feb. 17, 2022 Hats off to Prof. Lindsay M. Harris for creating this useful tool!
Amy L. Howe, Feb. 22, 2022 "On Wednesday, the Supreme Court [ heard ] oral argument in a dispute over whether a group of states, led by Arizona, can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration...
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 cards. ....
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 policies...
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 (DHS...
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 (DHS) prevents DHS from...
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. Find out if...
NFAP, Feb. 24, 2020 "The public charge rule, which goes into effect today, and other Trump administration policies are projected to reduce the annual level of legal immigration to the United States by 30%, resulting in 350,000 fewer legal immigrants receiving...
STEPHEN YALE-LOEHR, JOSEPH SHIN and ANDREW KINGSBURY, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, FEB 19, 2020 "For over a year, millions of immigrant families in the United States have been living in fear. They have become targets of a confusing and malicious proposal by the...