U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration
Jun. 21, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court hands immigrants a rare victory
One of the most daunting issues for non-citizens seeking to become permanent residents or green card holders has been: whether the applicant “is likely to become a public charge.”






On Wednesday, June 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court handed immigrants a rare victory. The Court dismissed an appeal led by Republicans from several states that sought to reinstate a Trump era immigration policy regarding “public charge” that the Biden Administration had abandoned, in Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco. No. 20-1775 (U.S. Jun. 15, 2022). In a one sentence decision, the Court only said that the states’ petition seeking review was “dismissed as impr...
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