States launch legal effort after Biden drops Trump rule on immigrants and welfare

A coalition of 11 states are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit to challenge the Biden administration’s move to drop a Trump-era policy that restricts immigrants deemed reliant on welfare from receiving green cards.

Whether an immigrant would be a "public charge" would affect their chances of getting a green card -- as well as other factors such as age, health and education. Critics said the rule was discriminatory and would disincentivize struggling immigrants from claiming the assistance they need, and launched a legal fight against the move that went up to the Supreme Court.