The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday it was rescinding a nearly 30-year interpretation of legislation that allowed immigrants without legal status to access certain federal public benefits.

HHS said it was officially rescinding a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which allowed immigrants without legal status to access services like community health centers and Head Start, the federal program that provides education, health and nutrition services to low-income families.

In fiscal 2022, Head Start provided services to 833,000 children and pregnant women.

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