Legal Aid suit creates trifecta of lawsuits against Trump admin rule change barring green card applicants from accessing public benefits

The Legal Aid Society filed suit Thursday against a new rule from the Trump administration barring people applying for green cards through family members from accessing a large swath of public benefits, creating a trifecta of separate lawsuits against the rule change from the advocacy organization, New York State and New York City. All three...
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