This executive order instructs agencies to identify all programs that allow "illegal aliens" — a term that does not designate any specific population in immigration law — to obtain any benefits, and to cut off access to those benefits. The order also instructs agencies not to make payments to states and localities that might "abet" "sanctuary" policies, which is somewhat duplicative of past executive orders and DOJ memos. Finally, this order instructs Russell Vought at OMB, Elon Musk at DOGE, and Stephen Miller, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, to look for any sources of "funding for illegal aliens" and suggest ways to align federal spending with the goals of this order. Existing law already determines which benefits noncitizens are eligible for and in what circumstances they can qualify; any attempts to deny benefits to people who qualify for them would be illegal. Additionally, past attempts to deny federal funding to states and localities that choose not to spend local tax dollars on immigration enforcement have been declared unconstitutional by multiple courts.