Platkin Files Lawsuit to Block Federal Restrictions on Crucial Health, Education, and Workers’ Programs

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and workers’ programs. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of agency policy, the administration issued notices prohibiting these programs from serving all residents regardless of immigration status. The change threatens access to critical services like Head Start, Title X family planning, adult education, mental health care, and Community Health Centers. Attorney General Platkin and the coalition are asking the court to halt the new federal rules and act quickly to ensure continued access to some of the nation’s most crucial social services programs.

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