On October 3, 2023, Tina McGrath (Joilet County Moms for America in Illinois) took a stand at the Joilet Council Meeting about an 8.6-million-dollar grant that would be used for noncitizens to be transferred to Joilet and to be housed and care for out of the taxpayer’s pocket. Tina mentioned her involvement about Moms for America and how she is proud to be an American and that she was there to protect their rights before all else. Later, on October 10, 2023, Tina and two of her group members (Katie Deane and Jen Monson) spoke about their concerns and brought facts to the table at the Township meeting. After both the council meeting and Township meeting the 8.6-million-dollar grant was withdrawn. Tina mentioned that without her group from Moms for America gathering and spreading the information about the grant and setting up a rally for people to be at these meetings, this grant may have passed.