{"id":32034,"date":"2026-02-02T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=32034"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:52:11","slug":"snap-refugiados-chicago-trabajo-elegibilidad-cambios-familias-inmigrantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/02\/02\/snap-refugees-chicago-work-eligibility-changes-immigrant-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Nuevos Cambios en los Requisitos de Elegibilidad de SNAP Podr\u00edan Dejar a Miles de Inmigrantes y Refugiados Sin Asistencia Alimentaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d02c7b631ea\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><i>Read Borderless Magazine\u2019s free food resource guide. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2025\/11\/24\/chicago-free-food-pantry-groceries-hot-meals-cook-county-snap-inflation\/\"><i>Click here to find the food pantry near you.\u00a0<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Check out the latest <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2026\/03\/31\/what-are-the-latest-snap-restrictions-taking-effect-on-april-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026 SNAP changes here<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Mohamad is up every morning by 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>He wants to make sure he has enough time to get his three children ready for school before his long commute to his job at O\u2019Hare. Mohamad asked only to be referred to by his first name, to protect his identity and privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The single father and refugee from Myanmar\/Burma, who resettled in Chicago in 2024, takes three buses and a train to get to work each morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d02c7b64cc2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d02c7b65457\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>But as a cabin cleaner for an airline at O\u2019Hare, where hours are unpredictable and uncertain, it\u2019s difficult for him to juggle fatherhood and the pressures of making ends meet for his family. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps feed his family at times when he spends more than he earns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of stress and concerns,\u201d Mohamad said.<\/p>\n<p>But Mohamad is now one of thousands of Illinois refugees who are at risk of losing access to SNAP benefits, <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2026\/02\/02\/illinois-snap-el\u2026migrant-families\/\">as new eligibility changes for SNAP take effect as soon as this month,<\/a> following President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very hard for me,\u201d Mohamad said.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"a-changing-program\">A changing program<\/h1>\n<p>In recent months, Mohamad was still getting his bearings after the government shutdown, which temporarily left him without benefits. Now, the changes to the program <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2025\/11\/24\/illinois-immigration-trump-administration-snap-cuts-deportation-fears\/\">bring another set of challenges.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2025\/11\/24\/illinois-immigration-trump-administration-snap-cuts-deportation-fears\/\">announced in November that SNAP would be cut off as a part of the record-long government shutdown,<\/a> which halted SNAP benefits for Americans across the country for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning April 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.state.il.us\/OneNetLibrary\/27897\/documents\/SNAP\/IDHS%20SNAP%20One-Pager%20(Updated%20Image)%2001122026A11Y.pdf\">those on SNAP with humanitarian<\/a> protections \u2014 including refugees and asylees \u2014 will no longer be eligible for SNAP benefits. However, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is not currently implementing these federal changes in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIllinois joined a group of other states in suing to halt any changes to noncitizen eligibility for SNAP,\u201d IDHS said in a statement. \u201cRecent federal guidance on noncitizen recipients of SNAP has been so unclear that it was not possible for Illinois to proceed with changing eligibility [&#8230;]\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Mohamad, still without a green card, fears he may eventually lose benefits due to this potential change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026.02.02_RefugeeSNAP_CF_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Mohamad, a Rohingya refugee, cooks dinner in his kitchen on Jan. 14, 2026. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d02c7b682cd\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col top_padding_desktop_0pct bottom_padding_desktop_0pct flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>\u201cCompounding this strain is the fact that the administration has stopped processing green cards for many refugees, leaving little hope on the horizon for receiving a green card and the SNAP food assistance it can unlock,\u201d said Sally Schulze, communications manager at RefugeeOne.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.state.il.us\/?item=173985\">a new change kicked in,<\/a> requiring able-bodied adults without dependents between the ages of 18 and 64 to work or volunteer a minimum of 80 hours per month or volunteer with an approved work program, to qualify for SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Adults who do not meet the new work requirements may only get SNAP for three months in a three-year period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.state.il.us\/page.aspx?item=174038\">But on May 1,<\/a> those who do not qualify for an exemption, and who have received SNAP for three months, will lose benefits.<\/p>\n<p>An individual <a href=\"https:\/\/aberp.illinois.gov\/screener\/ABAWD?lang=EN\">may be exempt<\/a> if they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Unable to work due to a physical or mental limitation;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pregnant or have a dependent under the age of 14;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The main caretaker of a disabled or incapacitated person;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The main caretaker of a child under the age of 6 who lives outside the home;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enrolled in a school or training program at least half-time;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enrolled in a drug or alcohol program;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Applied for or currently receiving unemployment benefits;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Or work at least 30 hours per week or make at least $935 per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This means that over 340,000 people in Illinois could lose food benefits if they cannot meet work requirements or qualify for an exemption, and about 14,000 legally present immigrants with humanitarian protections are at risk of losing their SNAP benefits due to eligibility changes, according to IDHS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69d02c7b68d3e\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-31096\" class=\"post-31096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-immigration-policy category-top-stories tag-foodinsecurity\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/11\/24\/illinois-immigration-trump-administration-snap-cuts-deportation-fears\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025.10.24_ImmigrantHungerCrisis_FoodDeliveryProgram_EddieG_CF_Featured-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/11\/24\/illinois-immigration-trump-administration-snap-cuts-deportation-fears\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Immigrant Families Face Deepening Hunger Crisis as SNAP Cuts Meet Deportation Fears<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/tara-mobasher\/\" title=\"View all posts by Aydali Campa, Tara Mobasher\">Aydali Campa, Tara Mobasher<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/11\/24\/illinois-immigration-trump-administration-snap-cuts-deportation-fears\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">noviembre 24, 2025<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>\u201c[Changes] will also impact immigrants who fled violence or disaster \u2013 people who should never be punished by hunger for seeking safety,\u201d President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle said in a press conference on Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<p>To address these potential changes, Cook County Health said in a statement that it is working closely with patients to connect them with food pantries and community partners to provide them with food assistance and eligible public and nonprofit resources.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"lasting-effects\">Lasting effects<\/h1>\n<p>Mohamad began receiving SNAP benefits in December 2024, amounting to $740 per month. He typically spends $1200 per month on groceries for himself and his three kids.<\/p>\n<p>He uses his SNAP funds to buy everyday necessities and groceries to feed his family, but jokes his children prefer fast food to his home-cooked meals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am putting myself second,\u201d he said. \u201cI am prioritizing my children first. 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