{"id":2209362,"date":"2024-03-29T17:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-republicans-sound-alarm-on-state-program-potentially-giving-illegal-immigrants-up-to-500-per-month-in-rental-assistance\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T21:42:25","slug":"michigan-republicans-sound-alarm-on-state-program-potentially-giving-illegal-immigrants-up-to-500-per-month-in-rental-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-republicans-sound-alarm-on-state-program-potentially-giving-illegal-immigrants-up-to-500-per-month-in-rental-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Republicans express concern over a state program that could provide undocumented immigrants with up to $500 per month in rental assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-republicans-sound-alarm-on-state-program-potentially-giving-illegal-immigrants-up-to-500-per-month-in-rental-assistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2209362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican\u2062 leaders in Michigan are expressing concerns over a new program initiated by Democratic\u2062 Governor Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s administration. The program provides up to $500 monthly to refugees and migrants, dubbed &#8220;newcomers&#8221; by some on the Left. GOP officials believe the program aids \u2064individuals who may have entered the country illegally to cover \u2064housing costs. They have requested further details from program administrators.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a> are raising concerns about a new program established by Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s administration that hands out up to $500 a month to refugees and migrants, whom many on the Left are now calling \u201cnewcomers.\u201d The GOP lawmakers said they believe the program is helping people who entered the country illegally pay for housing in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ogm\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/ogm\/Newcomer-Rental-Subsidy\/Newcomer-Rental-Subsidy-NRS-Program-Summary.pdf?rev=47a14095789744b592698549c0afa19f&#038;hash=152E8DB0EDCEBAD84D80166173CF668A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Newcomer Rental Subsidy Program<\/a>\u201d was launched last year by the Office of Global Michigan (OGM), which is partnering with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). The program\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ogm\/services\/newcomer-rental-subsidy?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> says it offers assistance to refugees asylees, Special Immigration Visa (SIV), victims of human trafficking, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Afghan Nationals, and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state leaders say that illegal immigrants facing deportation proceedings are also benefiting from the program. Michigan House Republican Leader Matt Hall and state Rep. Joe Aragona, the Republican vice chair of the Housing Subcommittee, wrote a letter to OGM Director Poppy Sias-Hernandez earlier this week, requesting more information on what the housing subsidy program entails and who is receiving the state funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGretchen Whitmer\u2019s rent subsidy program makes handouts available to illegals who were caught in the country and then frantically claimed asylum to avoid deportation,\u201d Michigan House Republican Leader Matt Hall said in a statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cThe Whitmer administration must come clean about this dubious program to the taxpayers who are paying for it. Michiganders shouldn\u2019t have their dollars taken to reward those who broke our immigration laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire has reached out to Whitmer\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants who cross the border illegally are often considered \u201casylum seekers\u201d after filing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/humanitarian\/refugees-and-asylum\/asylum\/obtaining-asylum-in-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defensive claims<\/a> upon entering the U.S. In fiscal year 2023 alone, over 474,000 defensive claims were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/media\/1344871\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed<\/a>, and there are currently over one million claims pending, according to the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Republicans\u2019 concerns about the rental subsidy program were heightened when an illegal immigrant, who had been deported in 2020, re-entered the country and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/once-deported-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-25-year-old-michigan-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> earlier this week for allegedly murdering a 25-year-old woman in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed in a statement to The Daily Wire on Tuesday that Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, re-entered the U.S. unlawfully \u201cat an unknown date \u2026 without inspection by an immigration official.\u201d He was arrested after Ruby Garcia was found dead last Friday on the side of a road from apparent gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for rental assistance, applicants must be at or below 60% of Area Median Income, receive federal assistance, and be \u201cexperiencing housing instability,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ogm\/services\/newcomer-rental-subsidy?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OGM<\/a>. Those accepted into the program can receive monthly help with housing, ranging from $300 for an individual up to $500 for a family of six or more.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>MSHDA says those receiving assistance must show all available documentation of \u201cearned and unearned income for household members that live in the same household that are age 18 or older.\u201d Income can still be verified, however, as long as the enrollee submits a written explanation of why there is no documentation, such as being paid in cash.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Floor Leader Hall told The Daily Wire that the program \u201cbenefits those who broke into our borders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans watch with horror as Democrats respond with carelessness to our border crisis \u2014 a humanitarian disaster that resulted in a murder right here in Michigan,\u201d Hall said. \u201cJoe Biden refuses to secure the border and faithfully execute our laws. Gretchen Whitmer is offering taxpayer-funded benefits to those who broke into our borders. Sanctuary cities and counties shield illegals from immigration officials. These politicians must stop aiding and abetting illegal aliens and get serious about securing our border and keeping people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan&#8217;s GOP officials voice worries about a program from Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s administration. The initiative offers up to $500 monthly to refugees and migrants labeled as &#8220;newcomers.&#8221; Republicans argue it aids individuals who may have entered the country unlawfully<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2209363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2110558170-scaled-e1711743082848.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2110558170-scaled-e1711743082848.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}