DOJ Quietly Cuts Off Critical Services to Undocumented Communities Nationwide
Rescinded policy had protected access to shelters, food banks, and health clinics for two decades—nonprofits warn of widespread harm.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has rescinded a 2001 order that permitted certain community-based public services to be provided to noncitizens, including those who are not legally present in the United States, narrowing access to in-kind benefits under federal welfare law.
In a revised order signed by Attorney General Pamela Bondi and set to take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, the department withdrew a Clinton-era specification that had allowed exceptions to immigration-related restrictions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, or PRWORA. The move follows President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14218, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” issued in February.
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