President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at identifying and eliminating federal financial interests on immigrants who have entered the country illegally.
The order, signed by Air Force 1, directs federal agencies and departments to identify programs that illegally provide financial benefits to people in the country and to take “corrective action.”
The order also calls for improved systems to verify eligibility for federal benefits programs, and for individuals who are inappropriately received and used by the federal department of benefits and the department of Homeland Security. .
It is unclear how much the order will affect it. Non-refugee non-citizens are not eligible for federal support through a variety of programs, including cash assistance programs such as the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Poor Families (TANF). National Immigration Law Centre.
The executive order acknowledges that the Personal Responsibility and Labor Opportunity Adjustment Act of 1996 “generally prohibits illegal foreigners from obtaining benefits funded by most taxpayers.”
“My administration supports the rule of law, prevents waste of resources for hard-earned taxpayers and protects the interests of US citizens in need, including disabled people and veterans,” the order states. It's there.
The order coincides with Trump's broader efforts to crack down on immigrants and identify what he and other White House officials have accused of fraud and waste in government spending.
Trump has signed enforcement actions declaring a national emergency at the southern border, expansion Who was deported, sending some migrants to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Military With border-related operations.
His administration also has frozen spending that does not match policy and cancels numerous federal contracts, but to dismantle federal agencies such as the United States International Development Agency (USAID) and promote US interests overseas. provided humanitarian and financial support in.
