Rhode Island joins two more lawsuits against Trump administration

By: Lilo H. Stainton, William J. Ford

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 1,011

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Trump administration’s demand for states to provide Social Security numbers, immigration status, and other private information on low-income residents who receive cash benefits is improper and unconstitutional, a group of mostly Democratic-led states alleges in a new lawsuit.

Officials with 24 states, including Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia say in the complaint that a regulatory change proposed by the U.S. Administration for Children and Families and set to take effect Aug. …

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