Illegal Immigrants and Federal Health Benefits: What to Know

Republicans and Democrats offer competing claims about whether people who entered the country unlawfully are benefiting from Medicaid. “The law prohibits undocumented immigrants from getting payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the ACA. There’s no money, not a penny of federal dollars that are going there,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sept. 30.

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to reopen immigration case

Washington — An immigration judge in Maryland declined to reopen the immigration case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year and then brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges, according to court filings. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers had asked an immigration judge in

Supreme Court gears up for new term with cases on social issues, Trump policies

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to convene Monday for the start of its new term, with cases involving “conversion therapy” for minors, the use of race in redistricting and state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ sports on the docket. But looming over the high court’s newest term are legal

Judge Recuses Himself in Lawsuit Over Trump’s Deployment of Troops in Oregon

ICE agents charge towards protesters outside an ICE detention facility in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 1, 2025. John Rudoff/Reuters A federal judge recused himself on Oct. 2 from Oregon’s lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s plan to federalize Oregon National Guard troops to deal with civil unrest outside federal immigration facilities in Portland. Oregon Attorney General