The Trump administration has announced plans to eliminate nearly $1 billion in federal expenditures it deems “wasteful” and detrimental. Among the primary areas affected by this proposed spending cut are funding allocations for immigrant and migrant services. This move is part of a broader effort by the White House to streamline federal spending and redirect resources.
The largest portion of the package is $567 million in HHS funding for services to non-citizens.
President Donald Trump announced the latest “pocket rescission” package on September 25, saying the action would eliminate spending the administration considers wasteful or harmful and save taxpayer money. The White House said Trump is using authority under the Impoundment Control Act and described the move as a continuation of a similar action taken last year. The funds supported programs and non-governmental organizations providing services to refugees, asylum seekers and other non-citizens, according to the White House .
Another $10 million in DHS programs is included in the package. The spending package includes $25 million in Education Department funding for migrant students. Another $9 million is being targeted from a Treasury program involving debt relief for foreign countries. The White House said the overall package represents nearly $1 billion in spending cuts aimed at what it describes as wasteful or harmful government programs.
The administration said those programs provided funding to organizations offering legal services to undocumented immigrants and assistance related to the US immigration system. The White House said the programs subsidized activities involving non-citizens and argued that the spending came at the expense of American workers and their children. The administration said the program funded climate-related investments abroad and did not provide a direct benefit to US taxpayers.
