September 14, 2026 · Immigration / public charge / federal litigation
States and cities sue to block DHS public-charge rule before its September 18 effective date
Two lawsuits filed September 14 in federal court in Manhattan challenge the Trump administration’s July final rule rescinding the 2022 public-charge regulations. The DHS rule is scheduled to take effect September 18 and restores broader officer discretion in public-charge inadmissibility decisions. The suits allege the rule exceeds DHS authority and violates administrative-law requirements. Filing a complaint does not itself suspend the rule; no merits ruling or injunction was identified in the reviewed sources at publication time.
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