New York, New York City, Connecticut and Vermont have filed a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration over its public charge rule, which seeks to keep immigrants from obtaining permanent residency if they have used public benefits like food stamps or Medicaid, CNBC reports.
The rule will prohibit immigrants from obtaining green cards if they have used 12 months or more of certain social services. Months are counted in aggregate, so if someone uses food stamps and Medicaid for one month, it counts as two. The rule also gives the federal government the latitude to bar anyone "likely to become public charges," according to a White House press release.
The Trump administration now faces a total of five lawsuits over the rule. Plaintiffs include 20 states, Washington, D.C., New York City, two California counties and nonprofit groups.
Read more about the latest lawsuit here.
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