Department of Education ends ‘extremely lawless’ handout to illegal immigrant college students
Rebecca Draeger - University of Wisconsin Madison
May 27, 2025
Former Dept. of Ed. official praises action to ensure federal funding helps American students in need, not illegal immigrants
A visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation praised the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to revoke waivers from California and Oregon universities which allowed them to use federal education funds to assist illegal immigrant college students.
The purpose of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth program is to help students with disabilities and low-income students obtain a college education. However, the Biden administration allowed universities in California and Oregon to divert the funds to illegal immigrants, according to a department news release. Under the previous administration, TRIO programs could extend benefits to “illegal aliens.”
The waives have since been revoked, drawing praise from Adam Kissel, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former deputy assistant for higher education programs in the first Trump administration.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/department-of-education-ends-extremely-lawless-handout-to-illegal-immigrant-college-students/
