News & Updates
AG Racine Leads 19-State Coalition Opposing Trump Effort To Limit Asylum For Immigrants Of Color
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a 19-state coalition challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine asylum protections. Under an interim final rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are requiring asylum-seekers to undergo a “…
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Move To Double Asylum Seekers’ Wait To Legally Work
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 21 states in opposing an unlawful Trump administration effort to obstruct asylum seekers from applying for work permits.
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Effort that Puts Haitian Born Residents at Risk of Deportation
Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with his counterparts from California and Massachusetts, today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General in challenging the Trump administration’s effort to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals.
AG Racine Moves To Stop The Trump Administration’s Harmful Public Charge Rule Targeting Legal Immigrants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General led by California in filing a motion for preliminary injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Public Charge Rule from taking effect while litigation continues.
AG Racine Joins Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration’s Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention Of Children
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997.
AG Racine Sues Trump Administration Over “Public Charge” Policy That Targets Legal Immigrants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, known as the “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Public Charge Rule.”
Seeking job opportunities? Career Fair for Parents with Active Child Support Cases
August is Child Support Awareness Month and while OAG’s Child Support Services focuses on helping District families all year long, this month they roll out special efforts to help parents support their children.
AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Trump's Move To Gut Protections For Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards.
AG Racine Leads Coalition Opposing Trump Administration Effort To Deny Critical Housing Assistance To Immigrants And Children
Attorney General Karl A. Racine and New York Attorney Generals Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 23 states opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule that would deny housing assistance to anyone—including lawful residents—whose household includes an…