Politics
22 states and DC sue Trump administration over green card benefits rule
September 14, 2026 at 08:29 PM · Updated 31d ago
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Trump administration suffers double legal setback over immigration rules
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ممداني: إدارة ترمب تستهدف ملايين المهاجرين في نيويورك
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TGThe Guardian
States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits
(opens the publisher’s site)A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia has sued the Trump administration over a policy letting immigration officers deny green cards over public benefits use.
- The 22 states and DC filed the suit Monday challenging the rule, which alters the "public charge" standard dating to the 1882 Immigration Act.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is leading a separate coalition of cities, including Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco, in a similar lawsuit.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James said the rule "preys on" families' fear of deportation and that her office fought the same policy in Trump's first term and won.
- Mamdani said the policy could affect 4 million people in the health sector, including 1.8 million children.
- The suit argues the administration overstepped its authority by bypassing Congress with the expanded 'public charge' test.