New York City and five other Democratic-led local governments sued the Department of Homeland Security to block a new Trump administration rule they say will drive immigrants and mixed-status families away from public benefits they can legally receive.
The cities warn the rule could drive hundreds of thousands out of health, food and housing programs, worsening public health, increasing homelessness and shifting millions of dollars in costs to local hospitals and governments.
“The federal government has waged a campaign of violence and terror,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a Monday news conference.
“People could die as a result of these changes,” he said. “… The data is clear: denying people services does not erase their need; it compounds it, generating a greater cost to our system that will be placed on the backs of working people for years to come. Nothing about this rule will reduce waste or keep Americans safer or improve New Yorkers’ lives. It is simply a vehicle for confusion and a vehicle for cruelty.”
by Axios – A Trump immigration rule could push families off benefits, cities argue
