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20-state coalition sues Trump administration over health care, education

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California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Washington are part of a 20-state coalition suing the Trump administration over restricting access to health, education and social service programs.

The lawsuit contends the federal government is going too far in requiring immigration and citizenship records.

Democratic attorneys general from the states warn the new rules are threatening the Head Start program for children 5 and younger, Title IX family planning, adult education, mental health and substance abuse programs, community health centers and shelters for at-risk youth and domestic violence survivors.

The lawsuit noted that hungry individuals were previously never required to show a government-issued ID to enter a soup kitchen or food bank and that parents never had to show their children’s citizenship or immigration records before enrolling them in Head Start.

“People facing homelessness or domestic violence have never needed proof of immigration status to walk into a shelter,” the suit said.

 
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