Trump administration cuts undocumented immigrants’ access to range of federally funded programs

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would further curtail undocumented immigrants’ access to federally funded programs, including health care clinics, early childhood education, and nutritional support. The decision reverses a federal practice that has been in place for decades, and is likely to cause widespread fear among immigrant communities once it goes into effect on July 14, advocates say. 

Advocates say the administration’s move will cut access to basic health care provided by federally funded clinics and result in worse outcomes — not just among undocumented people, but potentially for their children, who are often legal citizens by birth. The sweeping policy change could also affect immigrants who are authorized to be in the country, such as asylees, refugees, and children covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. People with work or student visas, temporary protected status, or employment authorization may also be subject to the new rules. 

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