"The four federal departments said in July that the new policies were an effort to fulfill one of Trump's executive orders, which claims that public benefits fuel "illegal immigration." The executive order asks federal departments to ensure that "no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens." A lawyer for the Justice Department, Sean Skedzielewski, said the new policies also reflect the proper interpretation of federal law, despite the fact that the Justice Department has used a different interpretation for nearly 30 years."
"In an attempt to implement a different presidential executive order, which asked federal departments to stop "waste, fraud and abuse," the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked California to share private data about people who receive food stamps. In July, Democratic attorneys general, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, sued the USDA, saying it's an attempt to target mixed-status families, where U.S. citizens may have a non-citizen relative."
Four federal departments issued new eligibility policies tied to a presidential executive order that asserts public benefits fuel illegal immigration and directs agencies to ensure no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens. A Department of Justice lawyer said the policies reflect the proper interpretation of federal law despite nearly 30 years of a different DOJ interpretation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sought California's private data on food-stamp recipients to implement an order aimed at stopping "waste, fraud and abuse." California and other Democratic attorneys general sued the USDA, arguing the request targets mixed-status families. California also sued over National Guard deployment after immigration raids and has filed roughly 40 suits against the federal government.
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