The Trump administration announced Monday that it is investigating a California program that has long provided cash assistance to some undocumented immigrants who are greater or that have disabilities but are not eligible for federal aid.
Immigration and Customs Compliance officials in Los Angeles issued a summons to Los Angeles County requesting records that include the identities of the people who requested the State cash assistance program for immigrants, announced the Department of National Security.
The program for decades has benefits at the Subid subsistence level for impoverished residents of 65 years or more, as well as those who are blind or have a disability.
California officials said that the program, which has existed since 1998, ethyly paid by state funds because the federal government prohibits undocumented immigrants from receiving supplementary security income benefits. They were observed that only certain immigrants qualify for the program, depending on their position with the federal government.
The announcement was the last indication that President Trump intends to use federal powers to confront states led by Democrat who sacrifice their own benefits to undocumented immigrants.
“Radical left politicians in California to prioritize illegal foreigners over their own citizens,” said Kristi Name, secretary of the Department of National Security, in a statement.
“If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now,” he added. “The sauce train is over. While this citation focuses only on Los Angeles County, it is only the beginning.”
The National Security Department said on Monday that its research aims to determine whether immigrants living in the country without legal status received federal funds for supplementary security income in the last four years. SSI’s benefits are administered by the Social Security Administration, but separated from Social Security payments that are based on one’s labor history.
California’s cash assistance program for immigrants was created to help vulnerable residents who do not qualify for SSI due to their immigration status.
The state budget allocated $ 239.6 million for the program in the fiscal year that ends on June 30, all of the General Fund of California, Chordination to the State Finance Department. The program serves an average of 16,556 people every month in California. The Los Angeles County Budget by 2024-25 says that $ 115 million is spent in the program supported by the State there; That increased 29 percent since 2022 because people participate in the program.
Los Angeles County, the largest in the country, houses 9.8 million people, including approximately 3.5 million immigrants, according to a report from the University of Southern California. From 2021, it is estimated that 809,500 residents in the county were undocumented immigrants.