AILA and Partners File Complaint Challenging USCIS Implementation of New Public Charge Regulation
A group of applicants for lawful permanent residence, their sponsors, nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and immigrant and civil rights groups sued the Trump administration for violating the law in its implementation of the new public charge regulation, alleging that the USCIS guidance for implementing the regulation goes further than the regulation itself to exclude individuals who merit admission to the United States. The complaint was filed by lawyers from the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Jenner & Block LLP, and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Plaintiffs claim that the guidance contains a complex and contradictory set of policies designed to unlawfully and arbitrarily prevent all but the wealthiest of immigrants from becoming lawful permanent residents.
Related Resources
- Press Release: LPR Applicants, their Sponsors, and Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Law Violations in Implementation of Trump Administration’s Public Charge “Wealth Test” - July 13, 2020
- USCIS Policy Guidance on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility - February 5, 2020
- USCIS Final Rule on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (84 FR 41292, 8/14/19)
- Featured Issue: Public Charge Changes at USCIS, DOJ, and DOS