Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration rule that would deny certain immigrants legal status in the U.S. if they failed to meet new standards proving they won't rely too heavily on public benefits.
from the Migration Policy Institute last year found 70% of recent green card applicants would have been impacted had the rule been implemented earlier."The public charge rule is yet another attack on immigrant communities and is especially harmful for survivors of gender-based violence who are subject to the rule," said Irena Sullivan, a senior attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center, a group that advocates for trafficking victims.
In this Aug. 15, 2012, file photo, people stand on the steps of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in New York.Claudia Center, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Disability Rights Program, claimed the rule was designed to intentionally hurt immigrants and those in need of specialized care.
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