...Applauding the decision, the Center for Constitutional Rights noted: “The Second Circuit took a long look at the history of the meaning of public charge.”  

“It found that DHS’s rule violated Congress’s intent and did so in a way that was so thinly justified as to be arbitrary,” their attorney Ghita Schwarz said in a statement. “The court’s thoughtful discussion of the scope of the injunction leaves in place the ability of district courts to issue nationwide relief when their rulings are not in conflict with those of other courts.”  ...

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