States, Cities Sue Trump Administration over New Green Card Restrictions

How Trump’s new green-card policy could affect immigrant families

The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.

Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cards

Chicago and Illinois are filing legal challenges to a Trump administration rule set to take effect Friday that would give the federal government broader power to deny green cards to immigrants who receive welfare benefits — the latest legal clash between the White House and Democratic leaders Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

22 Blue States Try to Block Trump Rule That Cracks Down on Immigrants Receiving Welfare in Final Hours Before It Takes Effect

Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., sued to stop a Trump administration rule hours before it takes effect. The target is the public-charge test: whether someone seeking a visa […]

States, cities sue Trump administration over new green card restrictions

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…

Trump Administration Public Benefits Immigration Rule: Green Card Applicants Face Stricter ‘Public Charge’ Test Over Benefits Use

A new Trump administration rule allowing immigration officials broader discretion to deny green cards to applicants who use public benefits such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing assistance took effect on Friday, even as a coalition of 21 states and Washington DC pursues a lawsuit seeking to block it.