Those noncitizens mentioned in the article all happen to receive social security payments from the US, due to having worked there in the past. > Asked about th

Those noncitizens mentioned in the article all happen to receive social security payments from the US, due to having worked there in the past. > Asked about this by NPR, the IRS acknowledged it mistakenly sent checks to some noncitizens who receive Social Security and other federal benefits — such as Wigforss, who receives a small Social Security payment from having worked in California for several years