Homeland Security subpoenas California's immigrant assistance program in latest crackdown on illegal immigration

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4. Trump probe into Calif. program for elderly, disabled legal immigrants attacks 'most vulnerable,' groups say

Trump probe into Calif. program for elderly, disabled legal immigrants attacks 'most vulnerable,' groups say (NBC News)

No federal funds go toward the state cash assistance program and undocumented immigrants are not eligible to participate, an immigration advocate said.

A federal investigation into a state program providing monthly cash benefits to elderly and disabled noncitizens legally present in the U.S. is raising alarms among immigrant rights groups in California, who say the probe unfairly attacks the community's "most vulnerable people" at a time when immigration authorities are working to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations.

The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it has launched an investigation into the California Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants to see if ineligible undocumented immigrants received federal benefits from the Social Security Administration over the past four years.

But no federal funds go toward the state assistance program and undocumented immigrants are not eligible to participate, Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, or CHIRLA, told NBC News on Tuesday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-probe-calif-program-elderly-disabled-legal-immigrants-attacks-vu-rcna206510