Judge stops Trump administration's 'public charge' policy citing COVID-19 concerns

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from carrying out two rules that bar immigrants from living in the U.S. if officials believe they will use too many public benefits, such as food stamps or Medicaid.

The Trump administration has pushed to expand the definition for years despite legal challenges and temporary holdups in the courts. The administration's most recent attempt meant the use of food stamps, Medicaid and certain housing benefits could disqualify an immigrant applicant.pandemic, Daniels ordered the rule void for immigrants with legal status in the U.S. as long as the health crisis continues.

"Since the Trump administration announced the public charge rules, it has caused immense harm to our communities -- harm that intensified, as our country is in the midst of a health crisis," said Javier Valdés, who led one of the legal challenges against the policy.The hopeful immigrants at the center of the case against the State Department currently reside in New York and are married to U.S. citizens.

Even though Alicia entered the country illegally, her hardships legally exempted her from getting forced out of the country for the typical 10-year waiting period. She had faced the possibility of getting deported and would not have been able to return without a visa. Under the State Department rule, the food stamps her family uses could have made her ineligible and forced the family apart.The US Department of State building in Washington.

 

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A lot that do get food stamps say they don't know where the Father is , but he's at the.Gas Station getting work making $135 per day 👍

Not immigrants... illegal aliens

The illegal alien I know, using 7 different aliases because 'America's stupid, they give every away for free', he says, thanks the judge.

Judicial intervention, Supreme Court will overrule. EnemyOfThePeople

Bill Clinton ID’d in EpsteinFiles any plans to cover?

Can you tell the judge to reserve the order. I know one immigrant who has been using public benefits extremely for the past four years: Melania Trump 😅

I MEAN WITH A 32% DROP TO THE GDP AND NO JOBS, WE SHOULD BE SUPPLYING THE BUS RIDES AND THE GAS TO GET HERE RIGHT GUYS WHOS WITH ME. HERE HERE.

How can any public official's 'feelings' be used as a measurement of anyone can do anything as a determining factor of deserving a benefit of services?

If I were Trump, I would march right into that so called judge’s office and fart in his face!

Trump is just trying to please his racist base.

Still a bit to go to drain the Judicial swamp! PressSec realDonaldTrump VP VPComDir VPPressSec IvankaTrump DonaldJTrumpJr EricTrump SecPompeo SecretaryRoss SecretaryPerry SecAzar TrumpWarRoom WhiteHouse GOP SecondLady SenateGOP USAmbUK Nigel_Farage NeilUKIP

Seems the WH continues to have their war on poverty...just a different spin as they make war on those who are impoverished.

Come on Judge - UNBLOCK - the RIGHT thing to do!

Murderer !!!! DavidMuir tonight implied that Donald Trump is responsible for the death of Herman Cain. Even for a biased, corrupt, left wing Trump hating lightweight talking head like Muir, this is a new low. Despicable, Godless, humorless, soulless. DGHSMuir

QuinnOwen Upon reading the story, I immediately knew it was a judge appointed by a Democrat making a ruling not based on the US Constitution, but based on denigrating the US Constitution. Yeah, the judge was appointed by the President who sodomized an intern with a cigar.

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