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Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule Change Is Facing Legal Challenges

Immigrants hope legal challenges will prevail but continue to prepare for October 15, when the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule changes take effect.
A September 17 town hall forum in Queens, New York. Queens is the United States' most diverse county. Local officials are preparing community organizers to help migrants understand the changes to the "public charge" rule scheduled to take effect on October 15.
A September 17 town hall forum in Queens, New York. Queens is the United States' most diverse county. Local officials are preparing community organizers to help migrants understand the changes to the "public charge" rule scheduled to take effect on October 15.Amir Khafagy
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Amir Khafagy

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the “public charge” rule, scheduled to take effect October 15, have been under legal attack since the change was announced in August.

Among these challenges: A coalition of community groups in California filed suit in that state’s federal court; a group of New York organizations represented by the Legal Aid Society, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the law firm Paul Weiss, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and more recently filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the changes from being implemented while the lawsuit proceeds.*