Sec. 3. Verification of citizenship by Head Start agencies

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Section 645 of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9840 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A child shall be considered ineligible for a Head Start program if— the child is not— a citizen of the United States; or an alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ); and a parent (including a guardian) of the child is— an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) who is unlawfully present in the United States; an alien granted parole under section 212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) , 1126(a)(2)(B)); an alien granted temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); an alien granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ); an alien granted deferred action or deferred enforced departure, including pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children issued on June 15, 2012; or an alien granted withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ). .

Section 640(a)(5)(B)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(5)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking immigrant, refugee, and inserting refugee .

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