re: Texas AG Paxton sues Catholic charity for aiding and encouraging illegal immigration

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in Louisiana an illegal alien cannot get Medicaid/Food stamps, resident aliens have to be in the state 5 years before getting state aid, any children born here are citizens and entitled

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The following qualified non-citizens are not subject to the five (5) year bar: • Refugees; • Asylees; • Cuban and Haitian entrants; • Victims of a severe form of trafficking; • Non-citizens whose deportation is being withheld; • Qualified non-citizens who are honorably discharged veterans or on active duty in the U.S. military; • The spouse and/or unmarried dependent child(ren) of an honorably discharged veteran or an individual on active duty in the U.S. military; Note: The spouse of a deceased veteran who has not remarried may qualify for an exception to the 5-year bar if the spouse is a qualified non-citizen. • Legal permanent residents who first entered the country under another exempt category (i.e., as a refugee, asylee, Cuban or Haitian entrant, trafficking victim, or non-citizen whose deportation was being withheld) and who later converted to LPR status; • CHIPRA children under age 19 (see I-316 Coverage Option Under CHIPRA For Children Up To 19.) • Members of a federally-recognized Indian tribe; • Immigrants who entered the U.S. and became qualified non- citizens prior to August 22, 1996; • Immigrants who entered prior to August 22, 1996 and remained “continuously present” in the U.S. until becoming a qualified non-citizen on or after that date; Note: An immigrant does not have to remain continuously present in the U.S. after obtaining qualified non- citizen status. • Iraqi and Afghan entrants with a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) and Afghan parolees • Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees as described in the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (AUSAA)
Note: Afghan parolees whose status is adjusted to LPR remain excluded from the five-year bar until March 31, 2023 • COFA migrants from the Pacific Island sovereign states of Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau – known as Freely Associated States. Note: The five-year bar applies to COFA migrants who adjust to LPR status. I-314 NON-QUALIFIED NON-CITIZENS Non-citizens who do not meet qualified non-citizen status are considered non-qualified non-citizens. These individuals may be eligible for emergency services only (or, if pregnant, for LaCHIP Phase IV only). Refer to I-315 Non-Citizens Eligible For Emergency Services Only. These individuals are not required to make a declaration of immigration status.

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As a catholic, I’m ecstatic. Go Paxton.

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