States, Cities Sue Trump Administration over New Green Card Restrictions
The lawsuits say the rule could cut $4.05 billion in Medicaid and CHIP funding and force states to absorb new costs.
- On Monday, 22 states and a coalition of cities filed lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's new 'public charge' rule, which takes effect on Friday.
- The Trump administration expanded the 'public charge' definition to include means-tested benefits like Medicaid, housing assistance, and food stamps, arguing the policy protects public resources.
- According to DHS estimates, states nationwide could lose roughly $4.05 billion in federal payments for Medicaid and CHIP, with plaintiff states standing to lose about $2.2 billion.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani warned the rule is 'catastrophic,' fearing families will withdraw from essential programs, causing U.S. citizen children to lose care they are legally entitled to receive.
- A federal judge previously blocked a similar policy in 2020 for containing 'numerous unexplained flaws,' and it remains uncertain whether the current version will survive pending litigation in the Southern District of New York.
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'Cruelty Is the Point': Twenty States Sue Trump Administration Over New Immigration Public Charge Rule
More than 20 states and Washington DC are suing over a Trump administration rule broadening how immigration officers assess public benefits in visa and green card applications.
Maine Joins Democratic Coalition Suing the Trump Administration Over New "Public Charge" Rules for Green Card Applicants
Maine has joined the coalition of Democratic-led states suing the Trump administration over a new rule that would allow immigration officers to deny green cards based on a broader range of public benefit use. Announced in July and set to take effect Friday, the rule revives a 2019 policy that implemented a narrower definition of [...]
By Tami Luhby, CNN A new rule of the Trump administration, which is expected to make it difficult to obtain a permanent residence card for many legal immigrants who receive or are considered likely to need public assistance, comes into effect on Friday, even as several lawsuits seeking to stop them continue their course in court
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