15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
4 months, 2 weeks ago

15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Fifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance. “They shouldn’t receive taxpayer benefits when they arrive, and the Biden-Harris administration shouldn’t get a free pass to violate federal law.” Kobach is an immigration hardliner who began building a national profile two decades ago by urging tough restrictions on immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, and he helped draft Arizona’s “show your papers” law in 2010. The states filing the lawsuit said declaring their lawful presence by rule is “illogical on its face,” given that they’d face deportation without Biden administration intervention. “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.

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For now, ‘Dreamers’ will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states
2 weeks ago

For now, ‘Dreamers’ will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Young adult immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 U.S. states will be temporarily blocked from getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s public marketplace, a federal judge has ruled, limiting an effort by the Biden administration to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. Traynor, a Trump appointee during his first term in office, …

US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states
2 weeks ago

US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states

Hindustan Times  

By Daniel Wiessner US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states Dec 10 - A U.S. judge in North Dakota has blocked the Biden administration from requiring 19 Republican-led states to provide health insurance coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor on Monday said a rule adopted by …

GOP states aim to halt Biden program protecting undocumented spouses from deportation
4 months ago

GOP states aim to halt Biden program protecting undocumented spouses from deportation

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Texas and 15 states Friday filed a suit in federal court to block the Biden administration’s program that protects long-term undocumented people married to U.S. citizens from deportation and grants them a pathway to citizenship. “Longstanding federal law prohibits aliens who entered the United States unlawfully from obtaining most immigration benefits,” according to the suit. “This includes obtaining …

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. “Making Dreamers eligible to enroll in coverage will improve their health and well-being and strengthen the health and well-being of our nation and our economy.” The …

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP
11 months, 3 weeks ago

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP

NPR  

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as Republicans assail President Joe Biden over a dramatic increase in …

Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a Biden administration policy that prioritizes the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest risk to public safety or were picked up at the border. At the center of the case is a September 2021 directive from the Department of Homeland Security that paused deportations …

ACLU sues to block Biden policy limiting asylum at the southern border
1 year, 7 months ago

ACLU sues to block Biden policy limiting asylum at the southern border

LA Times  

U.S. border patrol agents process a group of 30 migrants who have been waiting to cross into the United States from Tijuana on May 11, 2023. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court in Northern California on Thursday aiming to block a Biden administration policy set to limit asylum for those who cross the border without …

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies

Al Jazeera  

New US restrictions on asylum ‘will not solve’ challenge at country’s border with Mexico, Democratic legislators say. “We believe that your administration can and must continue to expand legal pathways for migrants and refugees into the United States — without further dismantling the right to seek asylum at our border.” Earlier this month, Biden announced that as many as 30,000 …

GOP states sue Biden administration over new border policy
1 year, 11 months ago

GOP states sue Biden administration over new border policy

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty states with GOP attorneys general on Tuesday sued the Biden administration over a major change in immigration policy that would turn away more migrants but still allow 360,000 people to legally enter each year from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The lawsuit, which was filed in a federal court in Texas, accuses the Biden administration of …

Biden asks high court to drop 2 Trump-era Medicaid cases
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden asks high court to drop 2 Trump-era Medicaid cases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court not to hear arguments in two cases on its March calendar about the Trump administration’s plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work. The Biden administration has been moving to roll back those Trump-era plans and cited “greatly changed circumstances” in asking Monday that the cases be dropped from …

Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over deportation pause
3 years, 11 months ago

Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over deportation pause

CNN  

CNN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued the Biden administration over its 100-day deportation pause, citing an 11th-hour agreement between Texas and the Trump administration that required the Department of Homeland Security to consult with the state before making changes. It’s the first lawsuit challenging one of the Biden administration’s immigration actions, coming roughly 50 hours after …

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