Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration seeking reinstatement of a Trump-era public charge inadmissability rule. The rule allowed immigration officials to deny a visa, admission, or adjustment of status to a noncitizen who previously received or in the future expected to receive food assistance, Medicaid, housing assistance or other public benefits.

The Biden administration ceased implementation of the rule and introduced a new rule in its place. While announcing the new rule in September 2022, the Department of Homeland Security said:

The rule restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had been in place for decades, until the prior Administration began to consider supplemental public health benefits such as Medicaid and nutritional assistance as part of the public charge inadmissibility determination. The rule announced today speaks to the Biden Administration’s commitment to restoring faith in our legal immigration system.

Paxton accused the federal government of effectively nullifying the public charge ground of inadmissibility rule introduced by Trump administration and said he will relentlessly pursue legal action against the Biden administration if needed to make them follow the law. Texas has sued the Biden administration more than 20 times. Most recently, Texas joined the Arizona-led lawsuit to challenge the Biden administration’s attempts to end Trump-era deportation policy Title 42.