Attorney General Hilgers, along with a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, has filed a lawsuit in federal court to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare benefits to illegal aliens. The final plan, scheduled to take effect on November 1, would make over 200,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans. This includes 2,420 individuals from Nebraska.
"Hardworking Nebraskan taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize big-government health plans for those who are here illegally. The Biden-Harris administration has once again violated federal law in its attempt to expand the reach of the federal government at the expense of law-abiding Americans," stated Attorney General Hilgers.
The complaint argues that the rule contravenes the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare. "In the ACA, Congress limited eligibility to participate in a qualified health plan through a subsidized health exchange to citizens or nationals of the United States and individuals 'lawfully present' in the United States," reads part of the complaint. It further alleges that the proposed rule breaches federal law prohibiting public benefits for aliens.
Joining Attorney General Hilgers in this legal action are attorneys general from Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia.