22 States, D.C. Sue to Block Green Card Rule Before Friday Start
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 14
22 States, D.C. Sue to Block Green Card Rule Before Friday Start
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 14
Summary
Two lawsuits filed Monday by 22 states, the District of Columbia and local governments seek to stop a Trump administration policy due to take effect Friday.
The new “public charge” rule would make green cards harder to obtain for immigrants who use public benefits, forcing families to choose between aid and future legal status, the suits argue.
States and localities say the policy would strain emergency rooms, cut food-stamp spending at local businesses and cost them billions in federal funding as immigrants disenroll from assistance programs.
DHS defended the rule as a way to protect public resources and require immigrants to support themselves, reviving a first-term Trump policy that was challenged in court and later reversed by Biden.