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March 10, 2025
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NILC Statement on Trump Proposal to Strip DACA Recipients’ Affordable Health Care Eligibility
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposed rule aiming to strip Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage:
“The Trump administration’s proposal to strip DACA recipients’ access to affordable health coverage is a huge step backward for the wellbeing of everyone in our communities and further unmasks Trump’s transparent and hollow claims to care about ‘Dreamers.’ This cruel attempt to undo a hard-won victory for immigrant youth would reimpose unnecessary obstacles that for years kept DACA recipients disproportionately uninsured, preventing many of them from getting lifesaving medical care. NILC has and will continue to fight alongside immigrant youth and other allies to bring down those barriers, because we know that all of us are better off when everyone can get quality and affordable health care.
“As the counsel for DACA recipients and organizations in Kansas v. United States, we are carefully evaluating how this proposed rule will impact ongoing litigation. But make no mistake: we remain steadfast in our commitment to our clients.”
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