Oh, So That's How Many Illegal Aliens on the Terror Watch List Received Government Benefits

Matt Vespa | April 11, 2025 10:30 PM

This report is one of the reasons why Democrats hate the work the Department of Government Efficiency is doing to expose waste and fraud. All of the political class’s pet projects at our expense are being exposed, along with accentuating the security concerns from illegal immigration. Would it shock you, given what DOGE has uncovered, that illegals on the terror watch list got federal benefits? Oh yes, tax refunds, student loans, Medicaid, and unemployment benefits (via the White House):

Under the Biden administration, it was routine for Border Patrol to admit aliens into the United States with no legal status and minimal screening. So far, CBP identified a subset of 6.3k individuals paroled into the United States since 2023 on the FBI's Terrorist Screening… https://t.co/nSLwwaUmtb
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) April 10, 2025

“Under the Biden administration, it was routine for Border Patrol to admit aliens into the United States with no legal status and minimal screening. So far, CBP identified a subset of 6.3k individuals paroled into the United States since 2023 on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center watchlist or with criminal records. These paroles have since been terminated with immediate effect.
Despite having no other legal status, paroled aliens are able to file for work authorization and receive social security numbers. Among these 6.3k paroled aliens with criminal or terrorist records (all have a social security number):
905 collecting Medicaid (including 4 on the terrorist watch list). $276k was paid out
41 collecting Unemployment Insurance, receiving $42k in benefits
22 received federal student loans totaling $280k
409 received {net} tax refunds (2024 only) for $751k
Several (final number TBD) received SNAP (food stamp) benefits”