Mixed-status immigrant families eligible for stimulus checks in New COVID relief bill

CBS News reports some good news for mixed status families.  Under the $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed yesterday, Congress allows mixed-status households with undocumented family members to receive stimulus checks that they were denied under the first round of legislation.

The text of the legislation provides that U.S. citizens and green card holders will be receive $600 in direct aid, even if they filed a joint tax return with an undocumented spouse, as well as additional $600 checks per dependent child.

The new compromise would also retroactively make mixed-status families with one Social Security number-holder eligible for the $1,200 per household and $500 per child checks allocated by the CARES Act, which was passed in March.  A lawsuit challenged the denial of benefits to mixed status families.

KJ