Maryland DACA recipients’ healthcare coverage may be in jeopardy
Dec 16, 2024
DACA recipients in Maryland may have some reason to be concerned about their health insurance after a recent ruling in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota Western Division.Judge Daniel Traynor put a stay on a case challenging the federal government’s ability to enforce a rule that would allow DACA recipients to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).DACA recipients are people who were brought to the United States as children and have received a high school degree or served in the military. While they are allowed to stay in the U.S. legally, they aren’t technically citizens. That creates a mess of legal gray areas for them, including receiving benefits through the ACA marketplace.Read more (and listen) at WYPR.