7th Circ. denies Texas’ bid to revive public charge rule
Seventh Circuit denied an attempt by 14 states led by Texas to revive the Trump administration’s public charge policy, which penalizes immigrants for using certain public…
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DOS Provides Update on Public Charge
that it has updated its guidance to consular officers on how to proceed while DOS’s October 2019 interim final rule and January 2018 FAM guidance are enjoined.…
SCIS Publishes Final Rule Restoring Previous Public Charge Regulations
USCIS published a final rule, effective March 9, 2021, removing from the Code of Federal Regulations the regulatory text that DHS promulgated in the August 2019 public…
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump admin’s public charge rule.
he Supreme Court agreed to take up a case brought by various groups and state officials challenging a Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult…
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Limited Preliminary Injunctions of the DHS Public Charge Rule
On January 21, the Ninth Circuit granted the government’s motion to stay the issuance of the mandate pending resolution of a petition for writ of certiorari and…
An appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s expanded public charge rule in 3 states
On Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit affirmed a lower court decision blocking the implementation of the expanded public charge rule. This version of the rule expanded the types…
LPR Applicants, Their Sponsors, and Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Sue over Law Violations in Implementation of Trump Administration’s Public Charge “Wealth Test”
A group of applicants for lawful permanent residence, their sponsors, nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and immigrant and civil rights groups sued the Trump administration for violating…
Confusion of the new public charge rule has had a chilling effect on immigrants
Attorneys for Cabrini Immigration Services reported a lot of confusion about the soon-to-be-enacted public charge rule. Many are unclear on who is affected by the rule, think…
Another injunction against the expanded public charge rule has been lifted, but one is still in place.
The 4th Circuit lifted a lower court injunction against Trump’s expanded public charge rule on Monday. The rule expands what is considered a “public charge” for immigration…
Another win for Law Offices of Brian Lerner on Naturalization
Naturalization application approved at interview with several public charge issues
Thirteen States File Lawsuit over Trump ‘Public Charge’ Rule
The Hill reports that 13 states led by Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the…
City of Baltimore Files Lawsuit Challenging DOS Change to Foreign Affairs Manual on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging a change made by DOS to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) in January 2018 which expanded the…