Washington state diverted $340M in federal COVID funds to immigrants, including via $1,000 checks
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Hundreds of millions of federal dollars were used to fund a Washington state program that allows illegal immigrants to receive $1,000 checks as part of COVID relief.
The report from the group, which calls for a smaller federal government, highlighted how $340 million in funding went to a program that sent $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants in the state. The funds, approved by the Washington state legislature in April 2021, provided "another round of funding for undocumented Washingtonians," according to an impact report on the program said. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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The Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund was first set up in 2020 to grant checks to those ineligible for government assistance programs due to their immigration status. Treasury documents confirm that the state has since provided an extra $340 million in federal relief funds for the one-time cash grants, with 10% of the funding went to community-based organizations to administer the program.
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