{"id":496283,"date":"2021-05-11T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=496283"},"modified":"2021-05-11T13:05:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:05:19","slug":"biden-admin-will-give-undocumented-college-students-access-to-some-emergency-stimulus-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-will-give-undocumented-college-students-access-to-some-emergency-stimulus-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Will Give Undocumented College Students Access To Some Emergency Stimulus Funds"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-will-give-undocumented-college-students-access-to-some-emergency-stimulus-funds%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=496283&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--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"45.65409270217\">\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration plans to give undocumented and international students access to some of the emergency stimulus funds being given to colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona spoke of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/02\/20\/daca-recipient-democrats-2020-video\/\">plan<\/a> to reporters Monday and explained that \u201cthe pandemic didn\u2019t discriminate on students,\u201d The New York Times (NYT)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/undocumented-students-pandemic-aid.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The Biden administration confirmed the news Tuesday in a move that is a stark change from his predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that the final rule will include all students, and we want to make sure that all students have an opportunity to have access to funds to help get them back on track,\u201d Cardona told reporters Monday regarding the $36 billion stimulus aid for colleges. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/04\/28\/senate-democrats-daca-coronavirus-aid-michael-bennet-bob-menendez\/\">(RELATED:\u00a0Senate Democrats Demand Coronavirus Aid Be Given To DACA Students)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after much consideration from Biden administration officials, according to the NYT. Undocumented students aren\u2019t eligible for student aid and illegal immigrants typically can\u2019t participate in federal programs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7189308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7189308\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7189308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Miguel Cardona speaks after President-Elect Joe Biden announced his nomination for Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on December 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Joshua Roberts\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230276296-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7189308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miguel Cardona speaks after President-Elect Joe Biden announced his nomination for Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on December 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Joshua Roberts\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under former President Donald Trump, international and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/08\/dhs-daca-deferred-action-reinstated\/\">undocumented<\/a> students weren\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2020\/06\/17\/2020-12965\/eligibility-of-students-at-institutions-of-higher-education-for-funds-under-the-coronavirus-aid\">allowed<\/a> to take emergency relief funds, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2021\/05\/11\/cardona-daca-students-emergency-grants\/\">reported<\/a>. Even under the Biden administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/09\/04\/let-dreamers-stay-if-their-parents-go-what-kind-of-person-would-bring-kids-to-a-country-that-might-deport-them\/\">aid<\/a> is limited in some ways. For example, illegal immigrants were barred from the March 11 relief package, the NYT noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it does is really simplify the definition of a student. It makes it easier for colleges to administer the program and get money in the hands of students sooner,\u201d Cardona said, according to the NYT.<\/p>\n<p>Congress didn\u2019t \u201cdrawn sharp lines around who is a student\u201d amid the former administration\u2019s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and therefore funding for undocumented students is allowed, an unnamed spokeswoman for the Education Department explained to the NYT.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration plans to give undocumented and international students access to some of the emergency stimulus funds being given to colleges. 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