State Green Card Public Charge Litigation Explorer

Plaintiff Coalition 22 Active

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Source: NYT Litigation Docket reporting. Claims grounded in APA § 706 & INA § 212(a)(4).

Participating Jurisdictions

Non-Citizen Immigrants

13.8M

Est. Benefit Disenrollment

2.48M

Fed Funding Loss / Year

$4.95B

Immigrant Exposure by Participating Jurisdiction (Top 10) Sorted by non-citizen population

Administrative Procedure Act (APA § 706) Arbitrary & Capricious Weight: 92%

Agencies failed to substantiate reversal of 20+ year 1999 Field Guidance without reasoned economic analysis.

Immigration & Nationality Act (INA § 212(a)(4)) Statutory Exceedance Weight: 88%

Expands historical definition beyond "primarily dependent" cash welfare to include non-cash healthcare (Medicaid) & nutrition (SNAP).

Constitutional Equal Protection & State Sovereign Standing Weight: 75%

States suffer direct fiscal injury via uncompensated emergency room care and lost federal program matches.

Simulated Chilling Effect Factor 18%

Percent of eligible immigrants / mixed-status households who forgo Medicaid & SNAP due to green card deportation fear.

Procedural Litigation Timeline

1882 & 1999

Historical Standard Defined

Public charge historically strictly limited to institutionalized care or primary cash sustenance (SSI/TANF).

2019 - 2020

First Multi-State Lawsuits

21+ states secure preliminary nationwide injunctions; federal court vacates DHS final rule.

Current Docket

En Banc & Preliminary Injunction Filing

Multi-state coalition asserts immediate state budget trauma and public health collapse.

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