Critical lawsuit over new rule affecting immigrants in the U.S.
New York Mayor Mamdani and Attorney General James filed a lawsuit against the new rule that could affect immigrants' access to public assistance during the Green Card process.
Legal action has been launched in New York against the Trump administration's new immigration policy. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Attorney General Letitia James have filed separate lawsuits to halt the new "public charge" rule that expands consideration of immigrants' use of public assistance in visa and Green Card applications.
The rule will take effect on September 18.
The Trump administration's new regulation is slated to take effect on Friday, September 18. The regulation grants immigration authorities broader power to assess whether an applicant has applied for or used public assistance. It is expected to allow consideration of not only health services, food aid, and housing but also certain other public benefits.
The new system is planned to evaluate not only an individual's current status but also factors such as age, health, family structure, financial situation, education, and professional skills.
Joint challenge from New York
The city and local governments led by Mamdani—including New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle—filed a lawsuit against the federal government. The separate lawsuit led by James was joined by 21 states and Washington, D.C.
The New York administration argues that the regulation could push immigrant families away from the health and social assistance programs they are legally entitled to. Mamdani warned that fear among immigrant families could lower their use of public services.
It could affect millions of people.
According to the New York City administration's estimate, if the new rule takes effect, up to 4 million people nationwide could drop out of their health insurance plans, with about 1.8 million of them children.
The federal government, on the other hand, defends the regulation as a way to strengthen the principle of fiscal self-sufficiency in the immigration system. The administration says that factoring public resources into migration decisions will reduce the government's fiscal burden.
It also concerns Turks in the United States.
The regulation could directly affect Turkish citizens living in the United States. In particular, those in the Green Card or visa process who benefit from public support must closely monitor the scope of the new rules.
However, in the current situation, the regulation has not yet come into force, and whether it will be applied or not depends on the court process due to lawsuits filed by New York and other states and cities.
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