Government
Feb. 3, 2023
San Francisco, Santa Clara end suit over public charge rule
The City and County of San Francisco were the first to challenge the August 2019 amendment that said immigration status could be denied to those who were likely to rely on taxpayer funds for subsistence.
The City and County of San Francisco and Santa Clara County announced Thursday they will drop their lawsuit against the federal government challenging the legality of its 2019 amendment to the "public charge" rule, a law that allows denial of immigration status to people who are likely to rely on taxpayers for subsistence.
The amendment, announced in August 2019 by President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security, expanded criteria...
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