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DHS Subpoenas California Program Over Alleged Federal Benefit Misuse

The Trump administration's Homeland Security Investigations seeks Los Angeles County records to determine if ineligible immigrants received federal Supplemental Security Income since 2021.

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Hamilton, Ohio USA - 13 March 2025 - The Butler County, Ohio Jail, where Sheriff Richard Jones has posted a sign reading 'Illegal Aliens Here.' He has begun holding undocumented immigrants under a contract with Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE).
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif.
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington, United States on March 7, 2017.

Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security has issued a Title 8 subpoena to Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Social Services to investigate the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI).
  • The investigation aims to determine if unauthorized immigrants improperly received federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits since January 2021.
  • CAPI is a state-funded program providing monthly cash benefits to non-citizen seniors, blind, or disabled individuals who are legally present but ineligible for federal SSI.
  • California officials maintain that CAPI is entirely state-funded and does not distribute federal benefits, asserting compliance with eligibility criteria.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated this investigation is the first step in broader efforts to prevent unauthorized immigrants from accessing federal benefits.