US EditionLawsuit Challenges Restrictions on Head Start for Kids in the US Illegally
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – A coalition of 20 states challenges the Trump administration's reclassification of Head Start as a public benefit, risking access for immigrant families and redirecting $374 million annually to U.S. citizens.
- California and a coalition of 21 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new rules blocking undocumented immigrants from accessing public benefits, claiming these restrictions target working families and violate federal law.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta described the restrictions as a 'cruel' attack on disadvantaged residents, highlighting the negative impact particularly on states with large immigrant populations.
- The lawsuit argues that the new rules impose burdens on states, costing them hundreds of millions annually and disrupting vital services for vulnerable populations.
- Democratic attorneys general filed the lawsuit to block the changes, asserting that the new rules jeopardize healthcare and education for millions, many of whom are U.S. citizens.
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Trump is trying to exclude immigrants from many federally funded programs. Here’s what it means for Wisconsin.
Reading Time: 9 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story Responding to an order from President Donald Trump, several federal agencies are seeking to block undocumented immigrants and some immigrants with legal status from accessing programs that provide literacy classes, career education, medical and mental health care, substance abuse treatment, free preschool and more. A range of institutions — including colleges, government age…
Trump administration unlawfully blocked Head Start payments, GAO says
A new report from Congress’s independent watchdog concluded the Trump administration broke federal law by blocking the use of funds allocated to the Head Start program. The Government Accountability Office determined that the Children and Families Services Programs within the Department of Health and Human Services violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 “by withholding funds from expenditures’ intended for early childhood education. Accord…
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* ICYMI: Illinois joins suit to block Trump administration from barring undocumented immigrants from public benefits. Sun-Times… The suit, announced Monday, seeks to stop a series of orders from federal agencies that would block people from the early childhood education program Head Start, Title X family planning, adult education, mental health care and community health [...]
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