A group of Republican Party officials has sought to defend the controversial public charge rule, imposed by former US President Donald Trump, in the Supreme Court. The 14-strong group, led by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, asked Supreme Court justices to ‘put a hold’ on the decision of an Illinois federal judge that blocked the rule nationwide.
The Biden administration recently dropped the government’s defence of the rule, with the Supreme Court then dismissing two appeals on March 9 that had been launched prior to Trump leaving office, which sought to preserve the rule after lower courts opposed it.