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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S00710Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
Expands eligibility for state public benefits (TANF, safety net assistance, and medical assistance) to additional categories of recent noncitizens who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence or certain crimes and are pursuing or have pending qualifying immigration relief, so more state-funded,
(viii) a noncitizen and their spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one years of age, who entered the United States within the previous five years with respect to benefits under the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, and safety net assistance program and within the previous seven years with respect to medical assistance, provided such noncitizen: (1) (A) has been confirmed as a victim of human trafficking...
Expands state-funded public benefits eligibility to certain recent noncitizen victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and related crimes who are pursuing T, U, VAWA, SIJS or asylum relief, including their families, for up to two years or while applications are pending.
a noncitizen and their spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one years of age, who entered the United States within the previous five years with respect to benefits under the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, and safety net assistance program and within the previous seven years with respect to medical assistance, provided such noncitizen: (1) (A) has been confirmed as a victim of human trafficking by the office of temporary and disability assistance and the division of criminal justice services
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new category of recent noncitizens (and their families) eligible for state TANF, safety net, and medical assistance if they are confirmed or attested victims of trafficking, domestic violence or serious crimes and are pursuing or have pending qualifying immigration relief. This expands access to state benefits for these noncitizens, which restricts the scope of state immigration enforcement by reducing barriers tied to immigration status for public assistance. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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