in Featured World News HHS Spent More Than $22B On Illegal Immigrants, Including Home Loans And Cars
By Ashe Schow
News of the money comes a year after it was discovered the agency had lost track of nearly 300,000 illegal immigrant children
Between 2020 and 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reportedly spent $22.6 billion on illegal immigrants, including cash payments for cars and home loans.
HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) was found to have also provided assistance in building up credit to start businesses, the New York Post reported, citing a watchdog organization that provided its report exclusively to the outlet.
OpenTheBooks reported that “ORR has spent over $22.6 BILLION since 2020 on grants to nonprofits providing everything from help accessing Medicaid to help building [sic] credit, help with home and auto loans, and cash assistance.”
The organization noted that the grants “acted as giant magnets for those seeking to cross the border and claim asylum.” ORR also expanded its criteria to allow more people to receive its funding, OpenTheBooks found. In ORR’s 2023 Congressional Budget Justification, the agency suggested expanding its mandate to include: