US Supreme Court supports Trump Administration on Immigrant Welfare Benefits

The United States Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with a rule that aims to deny permanent residency and citizenship to immigrants who claim welfare benefits.

The top chamber's five conservative justices yesterday outvoted their four progressive colleagues to support a request by President



Donald Trump to lift a New York court injunction that had blocked the rule's application. The ruling is the latest by the Supreme Court in favour of his migrant-related policies.

In a statement, the White House lauded the ruling, calling it a massive win for American taxpayers, American workers and the American Constitution.