Segundo-Hernandez does have a Social Security number, since she is an American citizen. But she and her husband, who has an ITIN, filed jointly last year, rendering their whole family ineligible for the emergency payments.
Anastasia Campos is another U.S. citizen affected by the same issue. "We have individuals who are waiting for their papers to go through. They have not ever entered illegally. They were included on the taxes because we are told this is something Immigration wants to see. They want to see documentation, continuity," Campos said. Campos has not received her stimulus check because she filed her taxes jointly with her husband, who has an ITIN number.
"I am at home with my four children and we have nothing. We have nothing. We are lost. And feeling like I’ve been slapped in the face by my government is wrong. I have always contributed, as has my husband," Campos said.
The Mexican American Legal Defense fund filed the class action lawsuit on behalf of the American citizens who were denied payments because they're married to ITIN holders.
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