Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. District
Court in New York issued a nationwide injunction blocking the
implementation of USCIS' final rule on inadmissibility on
public charge grounds, which rule resulted in significant changes
to two widely used USCIS forms.
Today, the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York issued a nationwide injunction blocking the
implementation of the Trump Administration's
"Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds" final rule,
effectively suspending the use of the new versions of Form I-129,
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-485, Application to
Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
On October 9, 2019, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
(USCIS) issued new versions of the forms, originally scheduled for
use in all respective petitions filed on or after Tuesday, October
15, 2019. The most notable change to the forms would be the
implementation of the administration's interpretation of a
"public
