July 29, 2020
A New York federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing its controversial wealth test for immigrants during the national health emergency stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
May 18, 2020
A Manhattan federal judge pushed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for answers Monday on its rule applying a wealth test to immigrants, suggesting that COVID-19 guidance released by the agency could support a renewed bid to freeze the rule.
March 16, 2020
A New York federal judge on Monday agreed to push back oral arguments in a dispute over the federal government's "public charge" rule penalizing green card applicants who use public benefits, granting a request from the government that cited COVID-19.
December 20, 2019
A group of immigration advocacy organizations and individuals have asked a federal court to block three Trump administration policies that prohibit low-income immigrants from entering the U.S., arguing that the rules violate Congress' legislative authority.