Hey, guys. So in this video update, just doing a quick video update about the public charge
rule that was blocked, literally today. So, three federal courts actually blocked today,
the public charge rule and we've done videos about that. We have quite a few videos that
we've done that are talking about this. What is the public charge rule that gave the government
discretion to decide who is going to be able to apply for Adjustment of Status based on
their income, based on any benefits they've taken in the past? I can link the previous
video explaining what it is. But essentially, today, three courts… I mean, I think it's
a sweeping regulation. It's a big blow for the Trump administration. Essentially, blocking
this was supposed to go into effect on October 15, which is next week, there was going to
be a new form, form I-944, that you're going to use, a very lengthy, complicated form.
In fact, today at the office, we were working pretty much all day filing our Adjustment
of Status cases just to make sure we make it. But as of now, it was blocked and I have
some details here. Judge Daniels of US District Court in Manhattan, he actually issued an
injunction saying that the public charge rule is too vague, then explained exactly how they
came up with this. And also, that there were not enough guidelines to make people understand
what is public charge and how you are [inaudible] actually, who qualifies, who’s not qualified.
Again, this is yet another blow to the Trump administration, essentially putting them and
be doing things that are essentially assigned to immigrants that they don't want them to
be in this country. So, this injunction is essentially assigned saying that this is how
it's going to happen, things should happen the right way, and not on a whim. And I think
that essentially This is why most people, most of our clients, most people that we're
scared about this is essentially gave them so much power to deny Adjustment of Status
application just on this question, if they think somebody may become a public charge.
And again, this is I think that this injunction is a great message to people that are immigrating
to this country, people that are here already trying to immigrate, that there are things
that should happen by law, there are ways that you can bar people or put rules, this
is not one of those ways. And again, one of the biggest problems with this public charge
is that it would have created a serious problem that people that are currently on benefits
or people that took benefits in the past and they created this whole test, which we posted
about before in a video. And people were just panicking because people that are using benefits
people that have used it in the past, and they just don't know whether it's something
that could impact their green cards. And therefore, people are panicking to file those cases essentially
before the 15th. So, just to summarize it, just today, today's Friday, we're doing this
video live, three federal courts blocked the public charge rule that Trump announced a
few months ago and that public charge rule created a whole new form a whole new guidelines
as to who will qualify and who essentially will be able to immigrate to the United States.
If they ever used the public benefits, are they going to be subject to fall onto public
charge, which was a devastating thing for many, many people that are currently trying
to immigrate, and are just scared that this is going to be something that will block them
forever. It's interesting because the fact that there is such an injunction, it shows
that there's a strong opposition to what the President or this administration is trying
to do. And I think with public charge in particular, it was such a big issue. We got so many emails,
so many comments after the videos that we've done explaining. We have a full blog post
if you go to Visalawyerblog.com, a full explanation of what it's going to do, and how people may
be affected by this. And I think the biggest thing is that… and I remember I was reading
about this that judge Daniel said that this order essentially had a big problem because
he didn't explain why the government was changing the original definition of public charge.
So again, those of you guys that are joining right now, I'm doing this live video, essentially,
I just came back from the gym and we heard about the injunction stopping the public rule
to take effect next week on the 15th. And essentially, it says, they never explained
why they're changing the definition of public charge, or why this change was even needed.
That's really the biggest thing about it. So, they announced a change, they put all
these rules, they change the forms, but there was not really essentially an explanation
as to why this change was actually needed, what was the problem they're solving. Essentially,
that was the previous issue with the why the injunction was approved. And basically, they're
saying that this is an agency policy of exclusion in search of justification, right? So, new
agency policy of exclusion in search of a justification. So first they exclude, and
then they justify it. And that's not what this country is about and that's not why we
have rules. We have rules for public charge, the original rules are to make sure that people
immigrate here are now going to just take benefits from the government, if they're not
eligible for that. But that's not what Trump's new rule did. Trump's new rule created fear.
He created exclusion, it created discrimination. And judge Daniels specifically said today,
that that's not what America is about. And this injunction was ruled, was it was granted.
And so, we will see and we'll keep you posted. If you have any questions, post them in the
comments below. If you're watching this video live, let me know where you're watching it.
And share this with a friend, somebody needs to know. But just to summarize that three
courts blocked the Trump administration rule called the Public Charge Rule, to deny green
cards and visas for low-income immigrants. So this was… the injunction passed today.
It's not going to go into effect on the 15th. And we'll post more but just want to do this
quick live to let you know. So, thanks for watching. Again, let me know where you're
watching from, post a comment below. And we'll go back to our regular video posting next
week. We have a video coming up, I believe tomorrow. But this was an important update
so I just wanted to do it right here. Thanks for watching. Jacob here from San Diego. And
don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on Instagram as well. Hey, Chrissy. Yeah, absolutely. I'm
excited. I'm excited. This is… like I say, look at me, I just came from the gym and I
wanted to let you guys know. So, put some likes on the video, keep sharing, of course.
I appreciate you all, guys. Chris, you've been following us for a while. Thank you so
much. And please share this video with your friends. And look at this. I am going back
to enjoy Friday. We'll see you in our next video. Yes, I know, I know. I was super nervous,
dude, but now you're good, right? Now, you can file your application quietly and if you
need help, I'm here. Alright, thank you, guys. I'll see you in the next video. Have a beautiful
day.