December 04, 2020
The full Fourth Circuit will revisit a lower court order blocking the Trump administration's immigration wealth test, months after a split panel allowed the federal government to enforce the so-called public charge rule while immigrants challenge it in court.
August 05, 2020
The Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration may implement, at least for now, the so-called public charge rule barring permanent U.S. residency to legal immigrants who use or will likely rely on public assistance programs, reversing a Maryland federal court's decision blocking the policy's enforcement nationwide.
January 24, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives has joined the fight against a Trump administration policy that would penalize low-income immigrants, arguing in briefs filed in courts across the country that the immigration rule overrides Congress' intent.
January 17, 2020
More than 100 businesses and trade associations, including tech giants LinkedIn, Twitter and Microsoft, have thrown their support behind a lawsuit challenging a policy that would penalize low-income green card applicants, arguing that the new restrictions will hurt U.S. employers.
December 09, 2019
The Trump administration convinced another circuit court to pause an order blocking a rule that would penalize immigrants who rely on public assistance, though the rule remains blocked through a separate nationwide order.