California joins lawsuit over Trump ban on benefits for undocumented immigrants

California and 20 other states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for barring undocumented immigrants from more than a dozen public benefit programs, including the Head Start preschool program, adult education, mental health and substance addiction programs, and shelters for at-risk youth and domestic violence survivors.

“Let’s be clear: This latest salvo in the President’s inhumane anti-immigration campaign primarily goes after working moms and their young children,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a press release. “We’re not talking about waste, fraud, and abuse, we’re talking about programs that deliver essential childcare, healthcare, nutrition and education assistance, programs that have for decades been open to all because we understand that we are better off when everyone has the chance to succeed.”