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These illegal immigrants are eligible for Obamacare after Biden rule change
The HHS rule will go into effect just days before the 2024 presidential election
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors and were protected from deportation under an Obama-era executive order will be able to obtain health care through Obamacare under a new rule being published Friday by the Biden administration.
Those who are protected via the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, along with other illegal immigrants, are currently prohibited from accessing healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. A rule announced Friday will end that prohibition.
The administration says it predicts that the rule, which will go into effect just days before the 2024 presidential election, will result in over 100,000 uninsured illegal immigrants accessing health insurance. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule would allow DACA recipients to apply for coverage through HealthCare.gov and state-based marketplaces as soon as November 1. The rule does so by making what HHS calls “technical modifications” to the definition of “lawfully present” used to determine eligibility.
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Former President Barack Obama protected illegal immigrants with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/John Locher)
In a statement on the rule, President Biden renewed his calls for those he called “Dreamers” — an activist-preferred term to refer to illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors — to be granted a pathway to citizenship along with others of millions of illegal immigrants.
“I’m proud of the contributions of Dreamers to our country and committed to providing Dreamers the support they need to succeed. That’s why I’ve previously directed the Department of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to ‘preserve and fortify’ DACA. And that’s why today we are taking this historic step to ensure that DACA recipients have the same access to health care through the Affordable Care Act as their neighbors,” he said.
“On Day One of my administration, I sent a comprehensive immigration reform plan to Congress to protect Dreamers and their families. Only Congress can provide Dreamers permanent status and a pathway to citizenship. Congress must act.”
Vice President Harris, in a separate statement, made a similar appeal.