On September 10, 2025, a U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction, blocking immigrant eligibility restriction in HHS and DOJ notices in the 20 plaintiff states and Washington, DC. In other words, the immigrant eligibility restrictions in the HHS and DOJ notices do not apply in the following states and Washington, DC: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Washington. Learn more about the notice in our explainer below.
Also, on September 11, 2025, a U.S. District court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking immigrant eligibility restrictions in Head Start. In other words, Head Start remains available nationwide to all children regardless of immigration status. Learn more in our Executive Action Spotlight via the link below.
