{"id":2663337,"date":"2026-09-17T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/22-blue-states-try-to-block-trump-rule-that-cracks-down-on-immigrants-receiving-welfare-in-final-hours-before-it-takes-effect\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:02:44","slug":"22-blue-states-try-to-block-trump-rule-that-cracks-down-on-immigrants-receiving-welfare-in-final-hours-before-it-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/22-blue-states-try-to-block-trump-rule-that-cracks-down-on-immigrants-receiving-welfare-in-final-hours-before-it-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Blue States Try to Block Trump Rule That Cracks Down on Immigrants Receiving Welfare in Final Hours Before It Takes Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F22-blue-states-try-to-block-trump-rule-that-cracks-down-on-immigrants-receiving-welfare-in-final-hours-before-it-takes-effect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2663337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several states, led by New York and california, along with Washington D.C., have filed lawsuits to temporarily block a new Trump governance rule set to take effect on September 18. This rule, related to the public-charge test, assesses whether visa or green card applicants are likely to rely on public benefits like Medicaid, food assistance, or housing aid, which coudl include benefits used by U.S.-citizen children they support. Critics, including Attorney General Letitia James and Rob Bonta, argue the policy discourages families from seeking necessary support out of fear of deportation, thereby harming public health and safety. Supporters from the Trump administration claim the rule ensures immigrants can support themselves financially. The legal battles focus on whether the new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rule unfairly restricts access<\/a> to benefits and perhaps discourages eligible immigrants from applying for aid, with debates centered on its implications for public welfare and immigration policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., sued to stop a Trump administration rule hours before it takes effect.<\/p>\n<p>The target is the public-charge test: whether someone seeking a visa or green card is likely to live off the taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James leads the coalition of 22 states and D.C. in Manhattan federal court, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/6088472-states-sue-trump-public-charge-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> and state filings show. California and Illinois co-lead. Cities led by New York Mayor Zohran <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/states-challenge-new-public-charge-immigration-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> filed a second case.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security rule is set to enter effect on Friday, Sept. 18.<\/p>\n<p>It would let officers weigh nearly any means-tested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/14\/us\/politics\/green-cards-immigration-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benefit<\/a> \u2014 Medicaid, SNAP, school meals, housing aid \u2014 used for any length of time. Benefits drawn by a U.S.-citizen child the applicant must support can count too, the states say.<\/p>\n<p>James called the policy \u201ccatastrophic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard-working families should not be forced to go without the support they need because they fear asking for assistance will get them deported,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>California Attorney General Rob Bonta said no family should choose between food and healthcare or a green card.<\/p>\n<p>Trump officials say the opposite. Immigrants must be able to support themselves. The 2022 guidance, they argue, hid welfare use and shifted costs to citizens.<\/p>\n<p>This is the oldest Democratic reflex in the file: Stick the taxpayer. Call the bill compassion. <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-sues-block-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-cruel-new-public-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sue<\/a> when Washington tries to close the tab.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats do not file lawsuits like this when working Americans wait for housing or a clinic slot. They file when the pipeline to future voters might shrink.<\/p>\n<p>Public charge is not a new invention. It is a statute the last administration narrowed until it meant almost nothing. The new rule tries to make the words mean what they say.<\/p>\n<p>Most illegal immigrants are already barred from federal means-tested aid. The fight is over legal applicants, mixed-status households, and the \u201cchilling effect\u201d states claim will cost them federal dollars if people drop off the rolls.<\/p>\n<p>That is their tell. The injury they plead is less spending on immigrant households.<\/p>\n<p>A country that imports poverty on purpose is not generous. It is foolish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/20-states-sue-block-trump-admin-rule-harder-immigrants-obtain-visas-green-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported the same coalition and the Friday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The courtroom will decide the stay. 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