DHS launches nationwide ICE operation targeting illegal immigrants accused of SNAP food stamp fraud

The Department of Homeland Security says it has begun a nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting people living in the US unlawfully who are accused of fraudulently claiming food assistance. The agency reported several arrests and said the operation would continue as part of a wider effort to investigate alleged misuse of federal benefits.

DHS named four Haitian nationals and one Cuban national among those arrested, and cited criminal histories or prior allegations for some of them. Federal law generally bars people living in the country unlawfully from receiving SNAP, though some non-citizens with lawful status can qualify; the article provides no total number of arrests or details of the alleged benefit claims.