The 13 states that banded together to try to defend the so-called public charge rule are weighing their options about how to revive the policy after the Supreme Court dismissed their appeal, an aide to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said. The Trump-era rule screened out potentially government-dependent immigrants but the Biden administration refused to…

The Supreme Court reversed itself June 15, deciding it was wrong when it previously agreed to hear an appeal by 13 states to defend the so-called public charge rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, after the Biden administration declined to do so. The public charge rule, which had fallen into disuse, was revived by the Trump…

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich urged a seemingly sympathetic Supreme Court Feb. 23 to allow a group of 13 states to defend the so-called public charge rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, after the Biden administration declined to do so. The public charge rule, which had fallen into disuse, was revived by the Trump…

The Supreme Court decided Oct. 29 to hear two cases that the Biden administration did not want the court to hear—one, aimed at reviving a rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, and another that could roll back the reach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The court decisions came as migrants continue to…

This week the Supreme Court will consider if it will hear a request from 13 states to be allowed to defend in court a rule designed to screen out would-be immigrants unable to support themselves, a regulation that the Biden administration refuses to defend. The public charge rule, which has been very heavily litigated in…