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December 9, 2024
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NILC Statement on Preliminary Injunction by Federal Judge Blocking Certain DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care Coverage
WASHINGTON — Nicholas Espíritu, deputy legal director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to Judge Daniel M. Traynor of the U.S. District Court in North Dakota’s order blocking DACA recipients and other eligible individuals’ access to the Affordable Care Act. The preliminary injunction covers the 19 states that challenged the Biden administration’s Final Rule.
“Judge Traynor’s ruling is both disappointing and wrong on the law. While we study the court’s ruling to evaluate the next steps in this case, we will continue to fight on behalf of our clients and hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients who have been waiting over a decade to access life-sustaining care under the Affordable Care Act.”
For more information on the case, visit https://www.nilc.org/litigation/kansas-v-united-states/.
Public Comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Integrity Rule
Apr 15, 2025 We are deeply concerned about many provisions in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to erect barriers to coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Frequently Asked Questions: Latest DACA Developments
Mar 21, 2025 This resource provides an overview of the current state of the DACA program and what that means for DACA recipients and their loved ones.
Health Care and U.S. Immigration Enforcement: What Providers Need to Know
Mar 13, 2025 This guide, created in partnership with us and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), provides guidance to clinicians and hospital administrators on how to defend the rights of patients and providers if U.S. immigration enforcement comes to health...
Language Access and Civil Rights: Analyzing the Impact of the Executive Order Claiming to Make English the Official National Language
Joanna E. Cuevas Ingram and Ben D’Avanzo
Mar 24, 2025 On March 2, President Trump issued an executive order, “Designating English as the Official Language of the United States.” This commentary reviews preexisting law and policy regarding language access in the United States, how this...