Tuberville slams Biden administration for using veterans’ resources for illegal immigrants

Published February 13, 2024 12:09pm ET



Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is introducing legislation that would stop the Biden administration from giving medical resources to illegal immigrants who he says are keeping the Department of Veterans Affairs from being able to assist veterans who need them. 

When illegal immigrants in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement need to be seen by a medical specialist, ICE contracts with the VA’s Financial Services Center to reimburse independent private providers for their services. The No VA Resources for Illegal Aliens Act would put an end to the VA and ICE agreement so no VA healthcare resources would be used for ICE detainees.

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