Supreme Court mulls Republican bid to defend Trump immigration rule

FILE PHOTO: Visitors walk along Supreme Court Plaza on Capitol Hill in Washington
FILE PHOTO: A visiting school group walks along the plaza at the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

By Andrew Chung

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday struggled over whether to let Republican state officials defend an immigration rule crafted by former President Donald Trump’s administration to bar permanent residency for immigrants deemed likely to need government benefits.