American Dream Protection Act of 2025
To amend section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit the provision of Federal financial assistance to States and public institutions of higher education that provide certain higher education benefits to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.
The American Dream Protection Act of 2025 aims to change a law from 1996. It wants to stop federal money from going to states and colleges that give certain benefits to students who are in the U.S. without legal permission. This would affect colleges and students who are not legally in the country.
The bill was introduced on December 18, 2025, and sent to different committees for review. It's still in the early stages of the legislative process. Wesley Hunt, a Republican, is the main sponsor of this bill.
Recent steps include the bill being introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, along with the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform. This means these committees will now look at the bill and decide what to do next.
