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.
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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."
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.
Trump’s new ‘public charge’ rule tying immigrants’ benefits to green cards spurs lawsuits
States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country. The new federal policy goes into effect Friday and broadens the discretion of immigration […]
Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect
(MedPage Today) -- Democratic-led states and cities filed lawsuits Monday challenging a federal rule set to begin Friday that they say gives President Donald Trump's administration broad discretion to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on...
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