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Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants

Advocates say denying these children benefits provided in the federal coronavirus relief package is akin to them being "treated as second-class citizens."

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Corrected: May 4, 2020 at 10:00 PM MDT
An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the CARES Act was signed into law on March 29. It was signed on March 27.
Marisa Peñaloza is a senior producer on NPR's National Desk. Peñaloza's productions are among the signature pieces heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as weekend shows. Her work has covered a wide array of topics — from breaking news to feature stories, as well as investigative reports.