SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — In San Diego County, nearly 400,000 people rely on CalFresh benefits every single month, and now changes to the program could impact about 13,000 people in the county, preventing them from getting food assistance through the program.
President Donald Trump signed into law the Big Beautiful Bill last year, which impacted those who are eligible for assistance.
According to the California Department of Social Services, the list of categories of lawfully present immigrants that will no longer be eligible for CalFresh includes asylees, refugees, some parolees, Iraqis and Afghans with special immigrant visas (SIV) who are not lawful permanent residents and certain Afghan and Ukrainian nationals who were granted parole within the last several years.
CalFresh changes for some noncitizens start in April, resources available
“It’s just another nail in the coffin for these folks,” said Shawn VanDiver with #AfghanEvac…