No Emergency Aid for DACA Students

Source: Inside Higher Ed

No Emergency Aid for DACA Students

Undocumented students dealing with campus closures are not eligible for emergency stimulus grants, the Education Department said.

By Kery Murakami
April 22, 2020

College students who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children aren’t eligible for emergency aid Congress set aside in its stimulus package to help students who have experienced disruptions due to the closure of campuses during the coronavirus epidemic, the Education Department said Tuesday.

The announcement came as the department released more details about how higher education funds in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package, approved by Congress last month, can be used.

Beyond excluding so-called DACA students, the department’s attempt to bring more clarity muddled the question of which students can get emergency help, making it even more difficult for colleges to get money in the hands of those who need it, said Terry Hartle, the American Council on Education’s senior vice president for government and public affairs.

The CARES Act had split roughly $12 billion in higher education funding, with half going to colleges and universities to help defray the financial impact of the pandemic on institutions.

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Read more: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/22/daca-students-excluded-emergency-stimulus-grants

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Hat tip, commenter 'Til Tuesday -Now in High Def! at Joe.My.God

https://www.joemygod.com/2020/04/19-covid-cases-linked-to-wisconsin-in-person-voting/

OT: A portion of the stimulus money (CARES Act) was set aside to help college students. The fucking evil Trump and Betsy DeVos just announced that no one who's a DACA student can receive any of the aid. Goddamn those two are evil!

Also, if you as an American citizen, married an immigrant who doesn't have a Social Security Number, you are out of luck - you won't be receiving the $1,200 stimulus check.