Immigration Restrictions

On Monday, “a divided Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request for permission to enforce a rule known as the ‘public charge’ rule, governing the admission of immigrants to the United States… [the rule] bans noncitizens from receiving a green card if the government believes that they are likely to become a ‘public charge’ – that is, reliant on government assistance…

“Justice Neil Gorsuch filed a concurring opinion that was joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. Gorsuch focused primarily on the common practice, illustrated in this case, of district courts issuing...