The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will begin enforcing a new rule barring state money from being used to fund General Assistance for undocumented immigrants.
In a press release, Mayhew said the rule change will bring Maine into compliance with federal law.
“Federal law clearly points out that unless a state has adopted and approved a statute that allows for this benefit to be provided to these populations, it is against federal law to provide them,” she said. “Maine does not have any provision in state statute that grants such a provision.”
DHHS will send notifications of the rule change to municipalities this week and begin enforcing the new rule shortly thereafter, according to a news release from the department.
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