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 lawsuit is supported by attorneys general from 14 other states.
"Illegal aliens shouldn't get a free pass into our country. They shouldn't receive taxpayer benefits when they arrive, and the Biden-Harris administration shouldn't get a free pass to violate federal law. That's why I am leading a multistate lawsuit to stop this illegal regulation from going into effect," Kobach stated.
The plan, which is scheduled to take effect on November 1, would make over 200,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans, including 4,350 DACA recipients in Kansas.
According to the complaint, the proposed regulation contravenes federal law that prohibits providing public benefits to illegal aliens and violates the explicit language of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
"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 the complaint.
The coalition includes attorneys general from Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Read the full complaint here.