Why NYC is suing the Trump admin over this immigration policy change
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New York City is leading a coalition challenging a Trump administration policy that would allow the federal government to deny visas and green cards to immigrants who rely on public assistance, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, claims the new rule unlawfully expands the government’s ability to consider immigrants’ use of public benefits like Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers when deciding whether to approve certain applications. #NY1 #NYC #News -------- For more on this and the latest NYC news: http://specne.ws/RFSdER Watch live news: http://specne.ws/YTliveSN Get the Spectrum News App on all your favorite devices: http://specne.ws/GetSNApp2
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