President Donald Trump signing an executive order. Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons

Federal departments and agencies are directed to identify and end all financial benefits received by undocumented immigrants under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday. The order was issued to “ensure taxpayer resources are not used to incentivize or support illegal immigration,” according to a White House fact sheet.

People in the country illegally generally do not qualify except for emergency medical care. Children are entitled to a free K-12 public education regardless of immigration status under a 1982 Supreme Court ruling, the Associated Press reported.

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