States must report illegal immigrants enrolled in welfare programs to federal government, DOJ says

States accepting federal welfare funds must require all state agencies, not just welfare offices, to report known illegal immigrants to federal authorities or risk losing funding for the programs, the Justice Department said Wednesday. In a new opinion published Wednesday, the department’s Office of Legal Counsel concl

The new DOJ opinion relates to funding states get for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Security Income programs.

The Trump administration says states accepting federal welfare funds must require every state agency, not only welfare offices, to report illegal immigrants benefiting from welfare programs or risk losing program funding, The Daily Wire has learned. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel reached that concl