Kansas, 14 other state attorneys general file suit challenging health insurance for DACA recipients

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 15 states to stop expanding health care access to DACA recipients by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace.

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August 9, 2024 - 3:47 PM

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, in concert with 14 other state attorneys general, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the President Joe Biden's plan to expand health insurance access to DACA recipients. Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 15 states in an attempt to stop President Joe Biden from expanding health care access to DACA recipients by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace.

Kobach, a Republican who built a political career concentrated on legal issues tied to undocumented migrants, was joined in the federal lawsuit by attorneys general in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota,…

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