Idaho Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration from Giving Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants

[BOISE] - Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a lawsuit in federal court last week to stop the Biden-Harris administration from giving Obamacare to illegal immigrants. Labrador is joined in the lawsuit by attorneys general from 14 other states, and the suit is led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach.

"The Biden-Harris Administration has made it overwhelmingly clear that our borders are wide open and that illegal immigration will be rewarded, said Attorney General Labrador. "The latest taxpayer-financed incentive is free healthcare. Illegal immigrants shouldn't get a free pass into our country when so many others wait patiently and follow every legal process for the privilege of being here, sometimes for years on end. The utter disregard for federal laws, from the illegal immigrants and the Biden-Harris administration both, is unacceptable and indistinguishable."

The final plan, set to take effect November 1, would make more than 200,000 deferred action for childhood arrival (DACA) recipients eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans, including 2,760 DACA recipients in Idaho.

According to the complaint, the proposed regulation violates a federal law that prohibits giving public benefits to illegal immigrants. It also violates the plain text of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, itself.

"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," the complaint reads.

Idaho and Kansas are joined in the lawsuit by attorneys general from Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Read the full complaint here.