The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing the new public charge rule, which would make it easier to restrict certain populations from entering the country. The new change is to prevent immigrants from using Medicaid and Food Stamps.
A separate injunction was previously denied by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as they said that the policy change was a fair use of the administration’s power.
The Second Circuit, however, refused to lift the injunction pending proceedings, and now the government is looking at an expedited briefing schedule with last briefs due on February 14 and oral arguments shortly thereafter.