House's recently passed $3 trillion spending package provides more than $16 billion in coronavirus stimulus payments to illegal immigrants who file tax returns without Social Security numbers, according to an analysis.
The chamber's HEROES Act, written by House Democrats, passed on Friday 208-199 with just one Republican, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), voting for the bill and 23 members not present.
The bill includes a provision to provide retroactive stimulus payments to illegal immigrants who filed tax returns in 2018 or 2019 with tax ID numbers under the $2.2 trillion CARES Act. It would also allow illegal immigrants with tax IDs to qualify for a second round of stimulus payments.
Many illegal immigrants apply for Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) to file tax returns to the IRS in lieu of Social Security numbers. An ITIN does not permit legal work authorization. Some non-citizens who temporarily earned income in the U.S. are also eligible to apply for tax ID numbers if they were not issued a Social Security number by the U.S. government.
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