Seattle, King County sue Trump administration over new ‘public charge’ immigration rule

King County joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s public charge expansion

County officials concerned about ‘chilling effect’ that might lead to immigrant families dropping benefits On Sept. 14, King County joined several major local governments in a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule, a policy county officials say is already sowing fear and confusion among immigrant and refugee communities. The lawsuit includes New York City, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Clara…

The Trump Administration Rightly Revives the ‘Public Charge’ Debate

The Trump administration’s revised public charge rule gives immigration officials broader discretion to consider means-tested government benefits when evaluating visa and green-card applicants, reviving legal disputes over immigrant self-sufficiency, welfare use, statutory authority, and the scope of federal immigration policy.

Seattle, King County sue Trump administration over new ‘public charge’ immigration rule

The new rule broadens what public benefits immigration officers can consider when deciding whether some immigrants qualify for green cards.

Fighting back on Trump's cruel public charge plan

President Donald Trump’s ever-cruel administration is wrongly trying to put up even more roadblocks to block legal immigrants from getting green ca...