MIAMI – Citing federal funding cuts, Miami-Dade County Public Schools might end citizenship classes that helped thousands of immigrants prepare for the exam to become U.S. citizens, according to the Miami Herald.

The classes might be on the chopping block after the President Donald Trump administration cut funding for schools programs throughout the nation.

The $43 per trimester courses, called Fast Track to Citizenship, previously available through the district’s Adult Education program, supported lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship by preparing for them to take the exam.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the citizenship classes are no longer the priority for the department.

Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dortes said the proposed funding cut might stemmed from the fast-track program enrollment has been low.

He said 33 were enrolled last year and 27 in 2023.

“If you look at our citizenship courses in these four adult centers. we have approximately 127 students, but again, they are fee based,” Dortes told reporters. “The one that were federally funded at least you know, we looked at the record and that’s exactly case.”

Despite the proposed funding cuts, the school district is offering citizenship classes at four locations until further notice.