Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect
The states say the rule could let immigration officers weigh nearly any public benefit, including aid used by U.S. citizen family members.
- On Monday, a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia, alongside a separate group of cities, sued the Department of Homeland Security in federal court to block a new 'public charge' rule set to take effect Friday, Sept. 18.
- President Donald Trump's administration revived the policy, which grants immigration officers broad discretion to deny green cards and visas to applicants deemed likely to rely on government aid like Medicaid or housing vouchers.
- DHS estimates suggest a 10.3% drop in benefit enrollment, and plaintiffs argue this 'chilling effect' will cost states roughly $4.05 billion in annual Medicaid and CHIP transfer payments.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Attorney General Letitia James called the rule 'arbitrary and capricious,' arguing it unlawfully pushes immigrant families away from necessary programs.
- States argue they will be 'ultimately be forced to fill the breach' by funding gaps from their own budgets, leading to what officials termed 'staggering' costs, despite DHS dismissing the warnings.
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Michigan joins lawsuit blocking Trump rule that allows officials to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits
Twenty-two states, including Michigan, alongside a coalition of cities and counties, filed lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration Monday to challenge a new Department of Homeland Security rule. The rule would give immigration officers wider authority to deny green card applications if they deemed the applicant dependent on government aid. The new rule follows a […]
Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users – Capitol News IL
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said, “Chicago will not stand by while the federal government forces immigrant families to choose between putting food on the table, taking their children to the doctor, or protecting their ability to remain in this country."
Two lawsuits challenge Trump administration’s revised public charge rule for immigrants
Two new legal challenges seeking to block the Trump administration’s revised public charge rule arose on Monday, one filed by a coalition of 22 states and the other by a group of cities and counties that includes Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. The challenges come as the rule, which is set to take effect on Friday, would expand the range of public benefits that immigration officials may consider when reviewing applications to enter…
New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago filed a joint lawsuit against Uscis to curb the new public charge rule that could affect permanent residency applications. Cities argue that the rule discourages the use of public benefits by immigrant families. It knows the details of the claim and what impact it would have on green cards.
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