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Continued from front apply for green cards an-
The court's four liberal jus- nually. According to the
tices, Stephen Breyer, Ruth government, 382,000 are
Bader Ginsburg, Elena Ka- in categories that would
gan and Sonia Sotomayor, make them subject to the
voted to prevent the policy new review. Immigrants
from taking effect. make up a small portion of
Federal appeals courts in those getting public ben-
San Francisco and Rich- efits, since many are ineli-
mond, Virginia, had previ- gible to receive them be-
ously overturned trial court cause of their immigration
rulings against the rules. An status. In a separate opin-
injunction in Illinois remains ion, Justice Neil Gorsuch
in effect but applies only to urged his colleagues to
that state. confront the "real problem"
The lawsuits will continue, of so-called nationwide in-
but immigrants applying for junctions, orders issued by
permanent residency must a single judge that apply
now show they wouldn't be everywhere. In this case,
public charges, or burdens even though the admin-
to the country. istration won rulings in two
The new policy significant- appellate courts covering
ly expands what factors 14 states, its policy could
would be considered to not take effect.
make that determination, "What in this gamesman-
and if it is decided that im- ship and chaos can we be
migrants could potentially proud of?" Gorsuch wrote In this Feb. 18, 2017, file photo, protestors rallied in support of immigrants and refugees in down-
become public charges in an opinion joined by Jus- town Dallas.
later, that legal residency tice Clarence Thomas. Associated Press
could be denied. Under Ken Cuccinelli, the acting
the old rules, people who deputy secretary of Home-
used non-cash benefits, in- land Security, praised the
cluding food stamps and high court's order. "It is very
Medicaid, were not consid- clear that the U.S. Supreme
ered public charges. Court is fed up with these
"The public charge rule national injunctions by
is the latest attack in the judges who are trying to
Trump administration's war impose their policy prefer-
on immigrants," said Ste- ences instead of enforcing
phen Yale-Loehr, an immi- the law," Cuccinelli said.
gration expert at Cornell Susan Welber, a Legal
University's law school. "It Aid Society lawyer who is
makes it harder for working among the attorneys for
class people to immigrate the plaintiffs, said she be-
to or stay in the United lieves courts ultimately
States. This rule is another will invalidate the policy.
brick in the invisible wall this "What's sad is that the harm
administration is building to that's done while the rule is
curb legal immigration." in effect can't be undone,"
Roughly 544,000 people Welber said.q