Immigration

Programs affecting immigrants, refugees, and border policy

This is a proposal, not law.This reflects the President's FY2027 budget proposal. Congress has not acted on these appropriations.

Programs affected

$3.0B

Total proposed cuts

eliminationBudget PDF p. 19

Title III — English Language Acquisition

$890M

100.0% cut

5.26 million English Learner students (10–11% of all public school students)

reductionBudget PDF p. 26

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

$819M

50.0% cut

Unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody

reductionBudget PDF p. 26

Office of Refugee Resettlement Program

$768M

75.0% cut

Refugees and asylees; resettlement agencies nationwide

eliminationBudget PDF p. 19

Migrant Education Program and Special Programs

$428M

100.0% cut

~375,000 children of migrant farmworkers

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 33

DHS Headquarters Reorganization

$53M

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties oversight; immigration detainees; visa applicants