FILE - This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, shows the US Supreme Court Building in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Washington (People’s Daily) - The US Supreme Court issued an order Monday that will allow the Trump administration to enforce entry limits on immigrants who would be eligible for government benefit programs.

In a written order, the Supreme Court granted the White House administration’s emergency request to enforce new rules that will deny limited-income immigrants residency or entrance into the US if it’s determined they could use public assistance after they’ve arrived.  

The ruling allows the administration to apply the new standards, which challengers said would place greater burdens on impoverished immigrants, while other legal challenges will continue.

The court voted of 5-4, with each liberal justice opposed to the measure. The justices did not provide an explanation on their voting decisions. 

Announced last August by the Department of Homeland Security, the new regulations will expand the number of immigrants considered most likely to become a “public charge” under US immigration law. 

The US government can apply the designation to deny an immigrant a green card for permanent residency, and to determine which noncitizens can be removed or barred from the country.