Multiple agencies updated their policies on July 10 to block illegal immigrants from receiving federal benefits through their programs.
The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in February directing federal agencies to identify government-funded programs that “permit illegal aliens to obtain any cash or non-cash public benefit” and to bring those programs align with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), a law that prohibits illegal immigrants from getting “federal public benefits.”
The Department of Education (DOE) said on July 10 that illegal immigrants will no longer have access to taxpayer-funded benefits in postsecondary education programs, such as Pell Grants and student loans….
Trump Admin Moves to End Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
