The Supreme Court on Tuesday approved a request from the Biden administration to dismiss an upcoming case challenging the Trump administration’s “ indictment ” rule, which restricted access to green cards for those likely to receive public aid. accept.
The court had agreed last month to hear the challenge of the 2018 rule, but the Biden government noted in its request that all parties had agreed to ask the court to drop the case.
The request indicated that the White House will likely drop the rule on its own. The rule had been challenged by numerous states and advocacy groups who claimed it amounted to a prosperity test for immigrants. The latest federal government filings were appeals filed by the Trump administration.
The Biden administration has taken a similar position in other major immigration cases and has convinced the court to cancel hearings on cases involving former President Trump
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It already imposed a revision of the prosecution rule imposed by the Department of Homeland Security in an executive order in early February in early February.
The rule has been mired in litigation for years, with the Supreme Court previously quashing other lower court orders and freezing it.
Immigrant families now have access to life-saving health care, food, and housing assistance for which they qualify, without fear of losing the chance of legal permanent residence, as today’s actions mean Trump’s damaging prosecution rule. will be blocked again, ”the Legal Aid Society, Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. and others who challenged the rule said in a press release Tuesday.
“The Trump rule has built an invisible wall in the form of a prosperity test that discriminated against people on the basis of race as a condition of regularizing their immigration status. … And because of the prosecution rule, immigrant families live in fear of using essential services like health care, despite serving as front-line workers who have been among the hardest hit by COVID-19. “
While critics say the rule has blocked those eligible for food stamps or other social safety nets, the Trump administration argued it was in the best interest of the United States to ensure that immigrants could be self-sufficient.
Updated at 3:07 PM