Another Trump Policy Aimed at Poor Migrants Blocked by Judge
- New rule eliminates poverty waiver for U.S. naturalization fee
- Judge says she sees no alternative to nationwide injunction
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s elimination of a poverty waiver from the $725 fee for naturalization applications after immigration advocacy groups complained that a new rule will bar thousands of immigrants from pursuing U.S. citizenship.
U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco ordered a nationwide injunction at a hearing Monday, saying the government didn’t follow the proper administrative process for adopting the rule change. The administration argued that the current fee doesn’t cover the costs of processing naturalized citizens.