The Trump administration today prohibited undocumented college students from receiving emergency federal cash assistance for expenses like food, child care and housing
Aides to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she is following the economic relief law. “The CARES Act makes clear that this taxpayer funded relief fund should be targeted to U.S. citizens, which is consistently echoed throughout the law,” Education Department spokesperson Liz Hill said in a statement.
The $6 billion for the cash grants has been slow to reach campuses and and officials have traded accusations with college leaders over the pace of the rollout. As of last week,Higher education leaders had specifically asked the Education Department for advice on whether they could use the money to assist DACA recipients.
But the guidance released on Tuesday makes clear that undocumented students cannot receive any of the education stimulus money. The policy says that students must have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid — or at least be eligible to file the form, known as the FAFSA — in order to be eligible for the emergency aid. Undocumented students are not eligible for most types of financial aid provided by the federal government, though they qualify for assistance under some state-based financial aid programs.
The Education Department also said that colleges must provide the emergency cash grants only to students who were studying, at least partially, at physical campuses. Students enrolled in an exclusively online program before the coronavirus pandemic are prohibited from receiving money under the program, according to the guidance.
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