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The Truth About Immigrants and Federal Government Benefits [[link removed]]
Amid widespread misinformation about immigrants and government benefits, it’s critical to know the facts. Who qualifies for specific federal public benefits can be complicated, relying on a sweeping checklist of eligibility criteria. The recent passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has further muddied the waters. The truth about immigrants and federal public benefits, however, is far simpler.
Facts You Should Know
Federal officials confirmed this week that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin immigration enforcement operations in Charlotte [[link removed]] , North Carolina.
In recent months, the Trump administration has rapidly expanded its enforcement operations throughout the United States, largely targeting Democratic-run cities. But its actions haven’t focused on increasing public safety but rather creating the biggest enforcement dragnet possible.
A recent report from the American Immigration Council revealed that, as of June 2025, nearly 50% of all people held in immigration detention had no criminal conviction or pending charge at all.
Read more: Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration's Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America [[link removed]]
Across the Nation
The Council’s client, Edicson Quintero, faced such horrific abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison that he cut his own stomach, using his blood to write a scrawling protest sign. Mr. Quintero—a 28-year-old carpenter, fisherman, and father of two young children—was one of 252 Venezuelan migrants whom the Trump administration shipped off to the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), incommunicado and without due process.
Now, recent reporting [[link removed]] from the New York Times has shed light on the horrendous conditions our client and the others endured.
Prior to Mr. Quintero’s release from CECOT, the Council challenged his prolonged, unconstitutional detention through a habeas corpus lawsuit.
Read more: Challenging Illegal Detention of Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison [[link removed]]
Quote of the Week
“People who have done everything right are arguably easier for this administration to go after and more of a target than people who are actively trying to evade the law.”
— Dara Lind, Council Senior Fellow, to the LA Times [[link removed]]
Further Reading
The New Republic: The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose [[link removed]]
USA Today: Trump administration seeks new restrictions on foreign students and media [[link removed]]
El Paso Matters: New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown [[link removed]]
Philadelphia Inquirer: Why Delaware now has an Office of New Americans ― and some Pa. legislators want to do the same [[link removed]]
Human Rights Watch: “You Have Arrived in Hell” Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison [[link removed]]
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