The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to a request from the Biden administration to dismiss an upcoming case challenging the Trump administration’s “public office” rule, which limited access to green cards for those who are considers it likely that they will accept public aid.
The court had agreed last month to hear challenges to the 2018 rule, but the Biden administration in its application noted that all parties had agreed to ask the court to drop the case.
The request indicated that the White House is likely to set aside the rule on its own. The rule had been challenged by numerous states and advocacy groups who argued that it amounted to a test of wealth for immigrants. The latest federal government presentations were appeals filed by the Trump administration.
The Biden administration has taken a similar stance in other major immigration cases, convincing the court to cancel hearings on cases challenging the former. President Trump
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He has already been forced to review the public procurement rule by the Department of Homeland Security in an executive order in early February.
The rule has been in dispute for years, and the Supreme Court previously overturned other lower court orders that froze it.
“Immigrant families can now access life-saving health care, food and housing for which they are eligible without fear of losing the opportunity to obtain legal permanent residence, because the actions of “Today means that Trump’s harmful public charge rule will once again be blocked,” the Legal Aid Society, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., said in a statement Tuesday. and others who had challenged the rule.
“Trump’s rule erected an invisible wall in the form of proof of wealth that discriminated against people on the basis of race as a condition for regularizing their immigration status. … And because of the public charge rule, the Immigrant families have been living in fear of using essential health benefits, despite serving as front-line workers who have been one of the hardest hit by COVID-19. “
While critics say the rule has blocked those who may be eligible for food stamps or other social safety nets, the Trump administration argued that it was in the best interest of the United States to ensure that immigrants could be self-sufficient.
Updated at 3:07 p.m.