Thousands of low-income households in the U.S. could face new checks to access the Lifeline Internet and telephony program, after the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ) concluded that this subsidy must comply with more immigration restrictions. Interpretation may limit access for people who are not U.S. citizens or “qualified foreigners,” in the federal definition.
Thousands of low-income households in the U.S. could face new checks to access the Lifeline Internet and telephony program, after the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ) concluded that this subsidy must comply with more immigration restrictions. Interpretation may limit access for people who are not U.S. citizens or “qualified foreigners,” in the federal definition.