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SBA Ends Funding for Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Critics Call Discriminatory

3/5/2026

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The Small Business Administration has stopped funding for immigrant entrepreneurs under administrator Kelly Loeffler.
Legal residents are now ineligible for SBA-backed loans, a shift that has shocked restaurateur Aneesa Waheed.
Critics such as Aissatou Barry-Fall label the policy discriminatory.
Loeffler maintains that the rules prioritize American citizens and restrict married couples from starting businesses.

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Story summary

The Small Business Administration has stopped funding for immigrant entrepreneurs under administrator Kelly Loeffler.
Legal residents are now ineligible for SBA-backed loans, a shift that has shocked restaurateur Aneesa Waheed.
Critics such as Aissatou Barry-Fall label the policy discriminatory.
Loeffler maintains that the rules prioritize American citizens and restrict married couples from starting businesses.