US EditionDemocratic-led states look to defend Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants
- More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general plan to defend two gun regulations being challenged in court, including a ban on devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly.
- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Oregon is joining 13 states to defend health insurance access for DACA recipients after a court challenge threatened their eligibility.
- The states are intervening to protect a Biden administration rule that allows DACA recipients to enroll in health care plans through the Affordable Care Act for the first time.
- The legal action aims to safeguard advancements in healthcare access and support the contributions of DACA recipients, who pay an estimated $6.2 billion in federal taxes annually.
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IL Attorney General working to protect ACA access for Dreamers – WCIA (Champaign)
Illinois is one of 14 states trying to defend health insurance access for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from court challenges. “This is the most recent action (Kwame) Raoul has taken to defend access to affordable health care for Dreamers,” the press release states. In 2024, Raoul and a collation of attorneys general filed an amicus brief that defended the rule. Previously, he signed a 2023 comment letter to HHS in sup…
Rayfield joins intervention to protect health care access for some immigrants
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a legal effort with 13 other states suing to protect health care access for young immigrants in anticipation of the new Trump administration. This is Rayfield’s first legal action as attorney general in response to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. The goal is to protect health care access for Dreamers who came to the U.S. with their families illegally as children and became …
State Attorneys General Ask Courts to Preserve Biden-era Gun Control Measures - Overpasses For America
More than a dozen state attorneys general, all Democrats, asked on Thursday to join federal legal efforts to preserve two Biden-era gun control policies, a signal of partisan legal fights to come as President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to power. The two policy shifts are different. One would require buyers at gun shows to undergo a background check, a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is almost sure to clash…
Nessel taking steps to protect DACA recipients in Michigan - WDET 101.9 FM
Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel says Michigan is one of 14 states taking legal action to protect health insurance access for Dreamers from potential court challenges.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.The move comes amid concerns about possible changes to U.S. immigration policies under the incoming Trump administration. The motion to intervene acts as a measure t…
Nessel joins filing to protect ACA access for DACA recipients • Michigan Advance
Getty ImagesMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Wednesday announced she was joining with officials from 13 other states to protect health insurance access for so-called “Dreamers,” or young immigrants who came to the U.S. with their families illegally as children and became eligible for coverage under the outgoing Biden administration. With the incoming Trump administration expected to withdraw access to Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges …
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