Executive Order 14218

Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders

Signed 2025-02-19 partially blocked
ImmigrationGovernment SpendingFederal Benefits
Immigration & Citizenship Litigation

Directs federal agencies to verify immigration status before providing public benefits and to terminate benefits for individuals found to be unlawfully present.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

Federal law prohibits illegal aliens from obtaining most taxpayer-funded benefits. Prior administration repeatedly undercut this law, resulting in improper expenditure of significant taxpayer resources and incentivizing illegal immigration.

Sec. 2 Preserving Federal Public Benefits

Each agency head shall identify federally funded programs permitting illegal aliens to obtain benefits and take appropriate actions to align with order and PRWORA requirements, ensure Federal payments to states and localities do not subsidize illegal immigration or sanctuary policies, and enhance eligibility verification systems to exclude ineligible aliens. OMB Director and DOGE Administrator shall identify all Federal funding for illegal aliens and recommend additional agency actions within 30 days. Agencies shall refer improper benefit receipt to Justice and Homeland Security.

Sec. 3 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.

Linked Court Cases (6)

National TPS Alliance v. Noem 3:25-cv-01766

National TPS Alliance v. Noem

Doe v. Noem 1:25-cv-11037

Doe v. Noem (CHNV parole)

Trump v Miot 25-1084

Miot v. Trump

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Doe v. Noem 1:25-cv-11037

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Trump v Miot 25-1084

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