SACRAMENTO, Calif — New CalFresh eligibility rules took effect April 1, eliminating food assistance for many lawfully present immigrants under a federal law passed in 2025.
The changes, part of H.R. 1 — also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — remove eligibility for several groups, including certain asylees, refugees and most parolees, as well as people with legal protections from deportation and some survivors of human trafficking.
Some groups remain eligible, including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and limited humanitarian exceptions…