Overview

• Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer sent letters to all 50 governors warning that noncompliance with immigration verification directives could result in cuts to Title III UI grants.
• States are urged to use the DHS SAVE database, provided at no cost, to confirm the legal work status of unemployment benefit applicants.
• The Trump administration is coordinating efforts across federal agencies to restrict illegal immigrants from accessing taxpayer-funded benefits, including SNAP, housing, and Social Security.
• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced measures to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving SNAP benefits, emphasizing the program's focus on vulnerable Americans.
• The Social Security Administration has reportedly undertaken efforts to label illegal immigrants as deceased to strip them of benefits and encourage self-deportation.