Trump administration pulls waiver that supported undocumented college students in Oregon, California
Miranda Cyr
March 28, 025
Undocumented students at Oregon and California higher education institutions will no longer be able to receive services through a federally funded program following a revocation from the Donald Trump administration.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is revoking waivers that allowed California and Oregon colleges and universities to use federal funds to provide services to undocumented immigrant students through Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3).
The P3 Program, which was established in 2014, pools funding across multiple federal agencies to improve the educational systems and systems serving youth. These P3 waivers for undocumented immigrants were approved in 2023 during Joe Biden’s presidency. P3 funds come out of Federal TRIO Programs, which are student support services that are intended to aid low-income students, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities.
