The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.
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The decision comes after Texas and 18 other states banded together to sue the federal government following recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services establishing a pathway for some Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to enroll in health insurance plans. The states argued that by allowing DACA recipients to benefit from subsidized health insurance and making them “lawfully present” in the health care system, they will want to stay in the country longer, causing states to spend more money on resources like education, health care and law enforcement. Immigration advocacy groups say access to health care will help alleviate the disparities DACA recipients face, such as high uninsured rates and unmet medical needs after years of delaying care.
In response, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services spokesperson said the agency “is reviewing the court’s decision; however, the agency does not comment on litigation,”“Today, we prevented yet another attempt by the Biden Administration to spend our hard-earned tax dollars on radically unpopular policies that put illegal aliens ahead of” American citizens, the statement saidthat includes ending birthright citizenship, reviving border policies from his first time in office and deporting...
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