Undocumented immigrants barred from Head Start, other federal benefits

Source: Axios

“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said his department is immediately restricting undocumented immigrants’ access to Head Start, community health centers and other federal benefits, as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Undocumented immigrants are already prevented from accessing most federal benefits. But HHS is taking the additional step of rescinding a 1998 notice that defined certain publicly-funded programs like free preschool and accessible health clinics in a way that allowed undocumented immigrants to use them.” (07/10/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/10/rfk-jr-hhs-immigrant-federal-programs-free-head-start