President Trump was sued over part of the coronavirus relief package that could deny checks to more than 1 million Americans married to immigrants.
More than a million U.S. citizens have been blocked from receiving stimulus checks because their immigrant spouses don’t have Social Security numbers.
The $2-billion CAREES Act, approved by Congress last month, provides $1,200 payments to U.S. taxpayers who earn as much as $75,000 — plus $500 for each child. But to be eligible, both spouses in families that file joint tax returns must have Social Security numbers — unless one of them is a member of the military.That leaves 1.2 million Americans ineligible, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago.
The suit names Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. The three authorized the exclusion and in doing so have failed to treat John Doe “as equal to his fellow United States citizens,” according to the lawsuit.
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