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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 26

120.17 Federal Requirements to Report Individuals with Deportation Orders (continued) that the person is subject to an order of deportation. Therefore, the State agency is ONLY required to report to USCIS when the local department "knows" that an applicant has an active order of deportation in place. Otherwise, case managers are not to notify the USCIS of applicants that do not provide documentation of U.S. citizenship or immigration. D. Do not make a determination that an individual is in violation of the INA merely because of the immigrant’s inability or unwillingness to document their immigrant status. When an immigrant is unwilling or unable to provide documentation, classify the individual as ineligible and discontinue efforts to obtain further documentation. 120.18 Calculating the Countable Income and Resources from an Ineligible Immigrant A. Determine the amounts to be counted by calculating a prorated share of income received by the ineligible member and a prorated share of expenses paid by or billed to the ineligible member, as described in Section 108.5 of this manual. B. Do not count a deemed portion of a sponsor’s income in calculating eligibility or benefit level if the sponsored immigrant is not included (receiving benefits) in the SNAP household. C. The total value of any resources owned by the ineligible immigrant is counted. 120.19 Case Processing Household compositions of immigrant families can be diverse, resulting in a mixed eligibility for SNAP benefits within a given household. Example #1: Household A includes a mother and father who are undocumented immigrants and two citizen children. As undocumented immigrants, the parents are not in a qualified status and are not eligible for SNAP benefits for themselves, but the children who are U.S. citizens are eligible for SNAP. Verify the income and deductions of the household and process this case using a prorated share of the ineligible members’ income and deductions. REVISED JANUARY 2026