UCLA to Offer Financial Support to Illegal Immigrants Excluded From Federal Aid Package

Students participate in an activity near Royce Hall on the campus of the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 11, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) is planning to use its own funds to provide financial aid for illegal immigrant students, who are excluded from receiving federal emergency grants.

The move comes after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos last month clarified that illegal immigrants, including those brought to the United States as children, are not eligible for the $6 billion in emergency grants made available by Congress in the CARES Act to help college students cover expenses incurred due to the ongoing pandemic.