{
  "id": 9239429,
  "title": "Fighting back on Trump's cruel public charge plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/fighting-back-on-trumps-cruel-public-charge-plan-9239429",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260923/fighting-back-on-trumps-cruel-public-charge-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to introduce more obstacles for legal immigrants seeking green cards, according to the wire service account. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, has proposed modifications to the public charge rule, which would potentially disqualify individuals who utilize essential government benefits like SNAP, Medicaid, and housing assistance from obtaining a green card and facing inadmissibility. This announcement was made effective today.\n\nIn response to this proposed change, a coalition of states and cities has taken legal action against the administration. New York State and New York City, along with their respective attorneys general and mayors, have filed lawsuits in federal court in Manhattan. The states and cities are seeking independent judges to rule against the proposed rule. The use of public charge determinations is not a novel concept; it has been a part of U.S. laws since before the United States became an independent country. However, the current administration aims to broaden the scope of this analysis beyond its previous boundaries.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump’s ever-cruel administration is wrongly trying to put up even more roadblocks to block legal immigrants from getting green cards and a coalition of states and cities, led by New York in the persons of Attorney General Tish James and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is correctly fighting back. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Fighting back on Trump's cruel public charge plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/fighting-back-on-trumps-cruel-public-charge-plan",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}