Migrant Surge On Southern Border (File) Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers, alongside a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attor
Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers, alongside a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from expanding Obamacare coverage to undocumented immigrants.
The new policy, set to take effect on November 1, would grant over 200,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, including 2,420 from Nebraska, access to taxpayer-funded health plans.
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“Nebraskan taxpayers should not be forced to fund government healthcare for those in the country illegally. The Biden-Harris administration is once again overstepping federal law in its efforts to broaden the government’s role at the cost of law-abiding citizens,” stated Attorney General Hilgers.
The lawsuit argues that the rule violates the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare.
“The ACA explicitly limits eligibility for subsidized health exchanges to U.S. citizens, nationals, and individuals ‘lawfully present’ in the United States,” the lawsuit claims. It also asserts that the rule contradicts a federal law prohibiting the distribution of public benefits to undocumented immigrants.
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In addition to Attorney General Hilgers, the attorneys general from Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia have joined the lawsuit.
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