00:00New York City is leading a coalition of cities and counties, including Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Clara County, and
00:07King County,
00:08to sue the federal government for the gross illegality of their new public charge rule and the irreparable damage that
00:14it will cause.
00:15We are filing our lawsuit alongside a separate challenge led by Attorney General James.
00:20The last time the federal government tried this in 2019, New York City joined my office's lawsuit that successfully blocked
00:29the law.
00:31And we will do it again.
00:33This time, my office asks that local leaders organize a municipal coalition of cities in a parallel suit,
00:40because the harms threatened by this rule change require an all-of-government response.
00:46The administration's new rule is much broader than any public charge rule in history,
00:52and it will provide so much discretion to immigration officers that the rules are so opaque and difficult to comprehend
00:59and understand.
01:00The harm is that much greater.
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