Illegal immigrants enrolled in higher education are not eligible for the $6 billion emergency funds made available by Congress to to help students adversely impacted by the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday.
In an FAQs document (pdf) published online, the Education Department clarifies in detail how federal aid money in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act package should be spent. The CARES Act, approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last month, has allocated about $14 billion for higher education, with half going to students in direct cash grants to help them cover expenses incurred due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak.
