Federal Judge Blocks Public Charge Rule; Says It Would Hurt Medicaid

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / October 11, 2019 at 6:36 PM
A New York federal judge on Friday (Oct. 11) temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule to make it difficult for immigrants to become permanent U.S. residents if they briefly use Medicaid or other forms of public assistance. Judge George Daniels, a U.S. District Judge in New York, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction on the rule that was set to take effect Oct. 15. The injunction is part of a lawsuit filed by New York, Connecticut and Vermont...


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