Recently, federal judges in three states, New York, California and Washington, issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule, preventing it from taking effect on January 15. ten.
This is a controversial immigration tightening policy in which the government refuses to issue visas or green cards to immigrants who become permanent residents if they feel they will need government assistance. The new policy applies to anyone whose records indicate that they may in the future need to rely on programs such as Food Stamps, Medicaid or housing assistance.
Judge George Daniels in New York said that this regulation is “contrary to the American Dream”. Additionally, because the government “offered no reasonable explanation” for changing the definition of who is considered a “public charge.”
