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Highly rec this @washingtonsun piece showing the harm that's done when the Admin illegally impounds funds & that the Admin often grossly mischaracterizes the public services it is halting, often in service of their relentless efforts to demonize immigrants.
Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Alfonso Griego says a federally funded college success program was the key for him to move forward on the path to becoming a veterinarian for farm animals.
Now that program is one of dozens facing an uncertain future.
washingtonsun.com/immigratio…
In this case, the lies are an attempt to obfuscate that the Admin is illegally withholding funds from longstanding, bipartisan education programs for migrant farmworkers – who put food on our tables - including college support ltd to US citizens & green card holders.
Impounding funds is illegal and violates spending laws that President Trump himself signed into law. If the Pres is so sure that the programs are ill-conceived, he can ask Congress to rescind them through lawful means. cbpp.org/research/federal-bu…
A policy taking effect today reflects the coarsening of our nation and our willingness to put harsh limits on our empathy as people living in the U.S. lawfully with humanitarian immigration protections lose access to health coverage.
Starting today many people granted humanitarian immigration protections, including refugees, people granted asylum, and survivors of trafficking, will no longer be able to access health care through federally funded Medicaid and CHIP programs.
cbpp.org/research/immigratio…
The impacts for her soon-to-be-former clients are not hypothetical – a cancer patient doesn’t know if she will be able to continue treatment. Others are trying to find ways to get insulin and other needed medications – and may not be able to.
The Trump Admin once again announced, w/ no prior notice & no time for Congress to respond, that it was taking illegal unilateral action — a so-called “pocket rescission” impoundment — to cause $800M+ from 11 program accounts to expire unused after 9/30. time.com/article/2026/09/26/…
But the ICA is clear: whether the Admin agrees with a program or not, to rescind funds, the Admin must submit a rescission package, and only IF Congress approves it are the funds rescinded.