Homeland Security subpoenas California's immigrant assistance program in latest crackdown on illegal immigration

In its latest legal challenge, the Department of Homeland Security has subpoenaed California's cash assistance program for immigrants. It is demanding a slew of records from Los Angeles County to determine if individuals in the United States illegally received payments stemming from the Social Security Administration, dating back to 2021.

The legal action centers on California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, or CAPI, providing cash assistance to "certain aged, blind, and disabled legal immigrants" ineligible for social security payments due to their immigration status. 

The pending investigation led by Los Angeles' Homeland Security Investigations – an investigative arm of DHS – has sought the following records: