15 states want to deny migrants access to health insurance: they sued the Biden administration

Some Republican-run states filed a lawsuit on August 8 against the Joe Biden administration. The purpose of this requirement is to prevent access to federal health insurance programs for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. It is assumed that the Biden administration is ready to open access to health insurance for 200 participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, writes Reuters.

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Fifteen states, led by the office of Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, say the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule violates a federal law that bars government benefits from being provided to people without legal immigration status.

The rule classifies participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created in 2012, as “legally present” in the United States. This allows them to enroll in essential health care programs created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

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But Kansas and other states argued in their lawsuit that because people without legal status can participate in the DACA program, they are by definition not in the country legally. State officials say the rule encourages DACA recipients to remain in the U.S. illegally, forcing states to spend millions of dollars on social programs for them and their children.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued an executive order Aug. 8 directing state officials to begin tracking Texas spending on providing health care to people in the country illegally.

The DACA program offers relief from deportation and work authorization for Dreamer immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. There are currently approximately 530 people enrolled in the program. Under the HHS rule, which takes effect Nov. 000, DACA participants will have access to insurance and related financial assistance, such as tax credits and reduced out-of-pocket costs.

Migration has become a top issue for voters ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, which pits Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.

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Trump, an immigration hardliner, tried to end the DACA program during his presidency, but the US Supreme Court rejected his demands. In May, the Trump campaign criticized public health care programs as "unfair and damaging to society."

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