La Clinica De La Raza et al v. Biden et al

  1. November 25, 2020

    Calif. Judge Revives Succession Claim In Public Charge Suit

    A California federal judge revived health clinics' claims that the Trump administration's immigration wealth test is invalid because the policy was issued by an improperly appointed official, saying Wednesday that a "factual conflict" has emerged since she tossed those claims.

  2. August 10, 2020

    DHS Must Face Advocates' 'Public Charge' Challenge

    A California federal judge on Friday rejected the government's bid to toss a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups challenging the Trump administration's so-called public charge rule, which penalizes immigrants who use public benefits, finding the groups sufficiently alleged they are being harmed by the new rule.

  3. March 04, 2020

    Judge Doubts Bid For Gov't Docs In 'Public Charge' Challenge

    A California federal judge appeared skeptical on Wednesday of a coalition of states' arguments that the Trump administration must turn over all administrative documents related to its "public charge" rule, which penalizes immigrants who use public benefits, saying everything could be potentially relevant to the unusual request.

  4. October 29, 2019

    USCIS Says Blocking Public Charge Rule Will Cost Money

    A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official said the longer courts block a policy penalizing immigrants for using public assistance programs, the more the agency risks spending on training personnel to enforce the policy.

  5. October 11, 2019

    'Repugnant' Public Charge Rule Blocked By 3 Judges

    Three federal judges in New York, California and Washington state blocked the Trump administration Friday from enforcing a rule that would penalize immigrants for using public assistance programs, with one judge calling the measure "repugnant."

  6. October 02, 2019

    Trump 'Public Charge' Rule Imperils Public Health, Judge Told

    A Trump administration rule that would penalize immigrants who use certain public benefits threatens public health, challengers seeking a nationwide preliminary injunction told a California federal judge Wednesday, saying immigrants fearing retaliation from authorities are already abandoning public programs.

  7. September 17, 2019

    Health Orgs, Nonprofits Can't Join Public Charge Lawsuits Yet

    A California federal judge won't let dozens of national advocacy groups, think tanks and health care organizations join a trio of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's recent policy that penalizes immigrants for using certain public benefits.