Chicago joins lawsuit over federal green card rule
Chicago has joined a court challenge to a new federal immigration rule that could block some people from getting green cards or visas if they have used public benefits. The rule is scheduled to take effect Friday.
City officials joined a coalition led by New York City in a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. San Francisco, Seattle, and counties in California and Washington are also part of the case.
The policy expands how immigration officials can weigh public benefits in some applications. Along with cash assistance, officials could consider use of food stamps, housing aid, Medicaid, college financial aid and other benefits, as well as whether an applicant may rely on them in the future. The change replaces a Biden-era approach that considered only cash benefits.
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