Lawyers for the Trump administration moved late Friday to dismiss New York state’s challenge to a rule that would make it easier for the federal government to deny legal status to immigrants who apply for public assistance, after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction blocking it from taking effect.
In a court filing, attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice said that the lawsuit targeting the administration’s “public charge” rule should be tossed in light of the high court’s 5-4 decision Jan. 27, which allowed the new regulation to take effect while the case is litigated.
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