AFP
Washington
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to proceed with a rule that aims to deny permanent residency and citizenship to immigrants who claim welfare benefits.
The top chamber’s five conservative justices outvoted their four progressive colleagues to support a request by President Donald Trump to lift a New York court injunction that had blocked the rule’s application.
Trump has made clamping down on immigrants a cornerstone of his presidency, and ruling is the latest by the Supreme Court in favour of his migrant-related policies.
The White House lauded the ruling, calling it a "massive win for American taxpayers, American workers, and the American Constitution” in a statement.
Under the changes, the 22 million non-citizen residents of the United States using food stamps, public healthcare and other welfare will not be able to obtain green cards or US citizenship, according to the White House.
Washington
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to proceed with a rule that aims to deny permanent residency and citizenship to immigrants who claim welfare benefits.
The top chamber’s five conservative justices outvoted their four progressive colleagues to support a request by President Donald Trump to lift a New York court injunction that had blocked the rule’s application.
Trump has made clamping down on immigrants a cornerstone of his presidency, and ruling is the latest by the Supreme Court in favour of his migrant-related policies.
The White House lauded the ruling, calling it a "massive win for American taxpayers, American workers, and the American Constitution” in a statement.
Under the changes, the 22 million non-citizen residents of the United States using food stamps, public healthcare and other welfare will not be able to obtain green cards or US citizenship, according to the White House.