Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump's Order Limiting Immigrants' Access to Federal Programs
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a directive from President Donald Trump's administration that would have prevented some immigrants from accessing certain federal programs, including Head Start preschool programs, community health clinics, and adult education programs. District Judge Mary McElroy, appointed by Trump in 2019, had already temporarily blocked the government from moving forward with the rule last year, so it was never implemented. On Monday, she made that injunction permanent. The Republican administration's rule would have reclassified broad segments of federally funded social service programs under a law from former President Bill Clinton's era, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, making them inaccessible to immigrants deemed 'unqualified aliens.' This category includes adults and children who are in the United States illegally, but also encompasses those with certain work visas and beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which provided temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to some immigrants who entered the country illegally as children.
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