As President-elect Donald Trump promises mass deportations, college aid is becoming more of an issue for some students who are afraid to “fill out” their undocumented parents on financial aid forms, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The application process has become even more stressful.
“Why does the election of Trump mean that I, as a citizen, have to suffer because of the choices my parents made to live a better life in America?” He immigrated to the United States illegally from Guatemala 28 years ago. told the newspaper.
According to reports, the girl and her father recently visited college counselor Linda McGee. Her father told Maggie that students should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (commonly known as the FAFSA), which the school uses to calculate Pell Grants, federal loans, and other financial aid for students. I was thinking of helping you do that.
However, the application requires parents' social security numbers, and students and counselors worry that omissions could raise questions about their immigration status.
“Unfortunately, there are dozens of students who are in the same situation,” McGee told the LA Times. “They have to choose between their future and their parents' future.”
High school seniors whose parents are in the country illegally are concerned that questions about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could raise red flags regarding their parents' immigration status. (Jenna Watson/IndyStar via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
As the end of the Biden administration approaches, the number of ice country deportations will catch up with Trump-era numbers in 2024.
According to the United States, approximately 5.1 million U.S. citizen children live with undocumented family members. american immigration councilan immigration advocacy group.
President Trump has declared a national emergency and said he may use military assets as part of a mass deportation. The president has said removing illegal immigrants who have committed crimes is a priority, but the administration is prepared to move forward with removing law-abiding immigrants after that.
The guidelines from Ministry of Education Although it says Social Security data will not be shared for purposes other than determining and awarding financial aid, college counselors and student advocacy groups have warned that risks may still exist for students from “mixed-status families.” are.
of National University Admission NetworkThe nonprofit student advocacy group said it “cannot assure mixed-status students and their families” that their FAFSA data will continue to be protected “in light of the incoming administration's publicly outlined priorities.” .
Donald Trump sat down with NBC News host Kristen Welker in his first interview since winning the election. (Screenshot/NBC)
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“As a first-generation student, figuring out how to get into college and how to pay for tuition is already a stressful process,” said the student, whose parents are illegal immigrants from Puebla, Mexico. I do almost everything myself.” times. “But with all this FAFSA confusion and waiting, I feel like I’ve had my wings ripped off.”
The Guatemalan father still wanted his daughter to apply for aid.
“Filling out the FAFSA may or may not hurt me, but if it can help her, she should do it,” he said, according to the newspaper.
In addition to targeting undocumented immigrants, President Trump has long advocated abolishing birthright citizenship “on day one” by executive order, a move that will almost certainly be challenged on constitutional grounds. It will be filed.
We asked about the millions of Americans who live in mixed-status households. NBC News Last month, President Trump proposed deporting entire families.
“I don't want to separate families,” President Trump said. “So the only way to not tear families apart is to keep them together and send everyone back.”
President Trump's “border czar” Tom Homan has floated the idea of housing illegal immigrant children in halfway houses as part of the incoming administration's mass deportation plan. Alternatively, the president-elect is proposing to deport American citizens along with their parents. (Mark Abramson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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But the president-elect took a softer stance toward “Dreamers,” who entered the U.S. as minors and were protected from deportation under an Obama administration order.
“We have to do something about the Dreamers, because they are people who were brought here at a young age, many of them are now middle-aged, and they don't even speak their own language. “I can't talk,” he said. “We're going to work with the Democratic Party to come up with a plan,” he added.
