Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday upheld an injunction against a Trump administration rule allowing the government to reject green card and visa applications based on migrants' welfare use.
The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals left the injunction in place, blocking the administration's plan to implement the so-called "public charge" rule. The rule was created in the 1800s as a way to deny immigrants entry to the United States if they were likely to become a drain on the economy.