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Disabled Immigrants Sue U.S. Gov’t over Benefit Cuts

HeadlineDec 21, 2006

In other news, the Social Security Administration and other federal agencies have been hit with a class-action suit for cutting the benefits of thousands of disabled immigrants. The suit says an estimated 6,000 physically handicapped people have been told they can’t receive Social Security benefits until they’re re-approved for U.S. citizenship. Another 46,000 are expected to lose their benefits while they await approval over the next six years. According to The Washington Post, the suit’s plaintiffs include a blind Ethiopian political refugee, an 80-year-old Albanian who suffers from prostate cancer and a 17-year-old Iranian who has a rare genetic disorder.

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