The nation's largest community college system filed a lawsuit this week over the use of federal coronavirus relief funds.
Congress’ coronavirus relief package excludes millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but who work here and pay taxes.
The lawsuit, in which the Foothill-De Anza, Los Angeles, Los Rios and San Diego Community College Districts are also named plaintiffs, argues that the Department of Education overreached. In a statement, Department of Education spokeswoman Angela Morabito said, “There is no persuasive legal support for the proposition that Congress intended the CARES Act to create an entitlement for DACA recipients and others who are otherwise ineligible for federal public benefits. The CARES Act clearly ties eligibility for this funding to Title IV eligibility. ... It is absurd that special interests want the department to fabricate a basis to send U.S.
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