15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
The states are seeking to block the rule from taking effect
The states filed suit in
The lawsuit argues that the rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. They also said it would encourage more immigrants to come to the
The lawsuit comes amid Republican attacks on Biden and Vice President
“Illegal aliens shouldn’t get a free pass into our country,"
Kobach is an immigration hardliner who began building a national profile two decades ago by urging tough restrictions on immigrants living in the
The “Dreamers” and their advocates have said they're young people who had little or no choice in coming to the
In May, Biden said: “I’m proud of the contributions of Dreamers to our country."
The “Dreamers” have been ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance programs because they did not meet the definition of having a “lawful presence” in the
“Subsidized health insurance through the ACA is a valuable public benefit that encourages unlawfully present alien beneficiaries to remain in the United States,” the lawsuit said.
In past lawsuits against the Biden administration, states have sometimes struggled to persuade judges that the harm they face from a new rule is direct, concrete and specific enough to give them the right to sue. Of the 15 states involved in the lawsuit, only
But the states argue that they all face higher costs from increased illegal immigration. They rely on a 2023 report from the
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