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Can an illegal alien get a free cell phone from the government?

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A popular charge from detractors of the Lifeline/Affordable Connectivity (ACP) cell phone service is that illegal aliens can obtain a free phone. Is this true? The short answer is yes.

There is no citizenship verification in the application process for obtaining a cell phone from any of the vendors like Safelink, Assurance or enTouch. There is no mandate from the government that they must do such verification.

According to a 2007 report by the Center for Immigration Studies, 33% of immigrant-headed households use at least one major welfare program. And being on a just about any public assistance program such as food stamp, National School Lunch Program and others will automatically qualify you for a Lifeline phone.

Not only is there no verification of citizenship, but there is no verification of actual participation of being on any of the of the government assistance programs. All one does is check off on the application form (and they come in Spanish as well) which public assistance program the applicant is on. and swear under penalty of perjury that their statement is truthful, and they qualify. Considering the individual may already have broken immigration laws, they may not have a problem signing the signing the form.

Undocumented immigrants guide to free government cell phones

California is now giving food stamps to illegal aliens which means millions of them will automatically qualify or the Lifeline/Affordable Connectivity Programs in the formerly Golden State.

Social Security numbers are not required on the form.

An applicant can also qualify for the free cell phone by showing low income — if you have an income below 135-150% of the federal poverty guidelines<. All one has to do is show some documentation that proves employment, like pay stubs for example. Illegal aliens who work have pay stubs. There are millions of honest, hardworking American citizens who need this service, and we are most definitely not in favor of letting illegal immigrants get the free cell phones. As an attempt to show just how easy the loopholes are to get around, we produced The Undocumented Immigrant’s Guide to Free Government Cell Phones in hope that it could prompt new laws that would tighten up enrollment laws.

You can get more information on how to qualify for a lifeline cell phone from Lifeline and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

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  1. arw says

    May 11, 2021 at 5:30 am

    who pays for the service and the phone? the US taxpayer? Nice, why do I have to pay for mine? Oh I get it I decide to work….

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  2. Payton says

    May 23, 2020 at 12:07 pm

    ILLEGAL ALIENS getting free cell phones and free cell phone service? And u wonder why this flipping country is broke. Round these invaders up, push them across the Mexican border, their kids too. We need to be rid of them to start fresh without them here like an albatross hanging around our neck. AMERICANS FIRST. NO EXCUSES. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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    • Carmine Arrucci says

      April 9, 2022 at 5:53 am

      On top of food ,shelter ,education, medical and pocket money . Printing money like that pays for it.These people are out to dismantle our way of life which is so ironic because this INASION will change the very reason immigrants come here.

      Reply
  3. Mona says

    October 6, 2016 at 4:52 am

    Not true. In order to qualify one must have a valid Social Security number. The company i work for; Life Wireless, verifies a persons identity through their social security number if it cannot identify ones identity it will prompt us to take a photo of their social security card signed and upload it. If someone doesnt have one we cant continue with application. Our system wouldnt allow up to bypass it. Some companies like assurance wireless dont need social security numbers because they make them up and dont have an advance system as ours to verify ones identity.

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  4. Erasmo says

    June 1, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    My fried is trying to get a phone for her boys,her not having a ssn its hard to get a job or assistance for her ,even her boys do get assistance, she can not a phone for her appointment, or any of her kids school matters,how can she get help getting one

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    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      June 1, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      Why doesn’t she have a social security number?

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    • amina says

      August 27, 2016 at 7:06 pm

      Good

      Reply
  5. kevin says

    March 3, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    cool

    Reply
  6. Moorach says

    December 15, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Why are illegal aliens more deserving of more governments that needy veterans who have honorably served in the nation’s defense forces?

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  7. Moorach says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:58 am

    Before AT$T would accept me as a long distance customer 7 years ago, I had to give them ny S.S. number and a whole lot of highly personal information, despite my fluency in English and my 4 years of honorable in the Marine Corps.

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  8. Cristina says

    February 6, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    My son was born in New York, he has Medicaid card and social security, I applied to Safelink by they rejected me because I could not provide a social security number in my name, despite the fact that I did send my son’s social security number.
    I am a single parent trying to do the best for my son, I need a phone so that his school can communicate with me in case of an emergency.

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    • Heinrich says

      November 6, 2016 at 10:33 pm

      How do you not have a SS number????

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  9. jimmy says

    July 29, 2014 at 6:20 am

    ME TOO…

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  10. Gabe says

    October 4, 2013 at 10:40 am

    Wait, you mean all I have to do is lie and say I’m illegal and poof, I get free shit?? Where do I sign?? I have a hard time believing this crap…. -_-

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  11. Scott says

    October 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Nice. Illegal aliens can get drivers licenses in some states now. What next? Free car? Maybe a
    new 2500 sq foot house? Jacuzzi?

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    • Tim says

      February 17, 2016 at 1:36 am

      And we hard working taxpayers pay for it, have you had about enough of this crap?

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  12. Ed says

    April 27, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Can illegal aliens, er, I mean undocumented aliens, get free cell phones from the government? I don’t know but if so it would not surprise me at all. As I understand it, I am usually wrong, these cell phone gifts are a gift from Al Gore who managed to get the added tax on our phone bills to pay for them. It would be nice if along with the free phones the recipients could receive maybe monthly $20 worth of lottery tickets as well. This may be an benefit that has not yet come to be.

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    • Fire Fighter says

      December 24, 2016 at 4:16 am

      Incorrect. It is the added tax each phone PROVIDER pays NOT the customer. People who constantly complain about government benefits never have correct facts.

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      • Free Government Cell Phones says

        December 24, 2016 at 7:15 am

        Check your own phone bill, Fire Fighter. You’ll see a line item called “Universal Service Fund.” That’s what pays for the free government cell phone program. But the only difference between the Universal Service Fund and a tax is that the former is collected by the phone companies before it is passed on to the government.

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  13. Jane says

    December 28, 2012 at 9:46 am

    Not only is there no verification of citizenship, but there is no verification of actual participation of being on any of the of the government assistance programs.

    Does this mean that American born citizens have to be on assistance to qualify for this phone, but not illegals? I had to send proof that I was receiving help, why wouldn’t an illegal have to do the same….at least?

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  14. Ben says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    A simple solution would be to use UPS to deliver the phones, they will deliver to homes that don’t have a mail box.

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  15. Ben says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    This really sucks.. Illegal aliens can get a phone, but American citizens that were born and raised and lived all their lives in the United states can’t get one if they only have P.O. box.. This part of the program needs to be changed !!!

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  16. Lamont Cranston says

    June 30, 2012 at 8:17 am

    No, if you need a cell phone, buy it yourself.

    Reply

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