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The Department of Education announced Thursday it will revoke a decades-old policy that allowed immigrants in the country illegally to access taxpayer-funded technical and career training programs.
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The move, reversing guidance issued during the Clinton administration, is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict federal benefits to U.S. citizens and lawful residents.
In a notice to federally funded postsecondary programs, the department said it would no longer interpret eligibility rules based on a 1997 memo that exempted specific education programs from immigration-related restrictions.
“Postsecondary education programs funded by the federal government should benefit American citizens, not illegal aliens,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, hardworking American taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for illegal aliens to participate
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