Thirteen US States Sue Trump Administration Over New Green Card Rules - Reports
Sumaira FH Published August 15, 2019 | 07:11 PM
A group of 13 US states led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has launched legal action against the administration of President Donald Trump over a new immigration rule that, when in effect, will make it harder for legal immigrants to obtain green cards, media has reported
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2019) A group of 13 US states led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has launched legal action against the administration of President Donald Trump over a new immigration rule that, when in effect, will make it harder for legal immigrants to obtain green cards, media has reported.
Acting US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli said earlier in the week that the Trump administration issued an order permitting US authorities to restrict the issuance of residence permits to immigrants who had previously enjoyed certain kinds of public benefits.
The 169-page lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Eastern Washington, the Seattle Times said, and was joined by the states of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico and Rhode Island.
"The rule is un-American, anti-immigrant and unlawful. I intend to stop it," Ferguson said as quoted by the media.
The new rule is expected to enter into force in October. It will affect immigrants who have received social payments for more than 12 months in the past three years, including all forms of the Medicaid health insurance and food stamp programs, and others.
According to analysis by the Migration Policy Institute think tank, cited by the Seattle Times, approximately 150,000 non-citizens residing in the state of Washington receive at least one benefit mentioned in the new regulation.
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