DHS Publishes Final Rule Vacating Harmful 2019 Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published the final rule, “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; Implementation of…
Public Charge Rule No Longer in Effect after Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal
The Supreme Court on March 9 agreed to dismiss litigation on the previous administration’s Public Charge Rule at the request of the Biden administration. The Court had announced on February 22 that…
Supreme Court to Review Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
The Supreme Court agreed on February 22 to hear an appeal of the recent Public Charge Rule preliminary injunction, evaluating the legality of the harmful rule (see Memo 08/19/2019). The Court agreed…
President Biden Signs Executive Orders on Immigration Reform, Including Public Charge Directives for Agencies
President Joe Biden signed three Executive Orders (EOs) on immigration reform on February 2, including an order on “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” which sets into motion changes to the…
Appeals Court Halts DHS Public Charge Rule for Judicial Districts and States Represented in Case
In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision made in the lower courts that granted a preliminary injunction in a multistate lawsuit against the Department of…
U.S District Court Judge Narrows Temporary Nationwide Injunction on DHS Public Charge Rule
A judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on August 12 narrowed to three states (New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of…
District Court Issues Two Temporary Injunctions against Public Charge Rule
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 29 issued two nationwide injunctions temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s “public charge” rules. One is a…
NLIHC Joins Letters Urging Congress to Expand CARES Act Relief to Marginalized Communities
NLIHC joined two sign-on letters urging Congress to ensure the next coronavirus relief bill expands resources for marginalized communities most likely to be impacted by the virus but least likely to…
Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
The Supreme Court on January 27 overturned by a 5-4 vote a nation-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule. This decision allows the Department of Homeland Security (…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Supreme Court's Ruling on “Public Charge” Rule
Washington, DC - Today’s Supreme Court ruling on “public charge” is reprehensible. President Trump’s public charge rule is part of his administration’s sweeping and ongoing government-wide…
NLIHC Joins Amicus Briefs Supporting Suit to Block Implementation of Public Charge Rule
NLIHC joined 22 other housing, nutrition, and health advocacy organizations in signing on to five identical amicus briefs supporting a lawsuit brought by La Clinica de La Raza and their partners…