In more immigration news, the Trump administration appeared to reconsider a move to force immigrants receiving critical medical care to leave the U.S. Last month, Citizenship and Immigration Services started denying “medical deferred action” exemptions to immigrants with serious illnesses and their families. In letters sent to applicants of the program, the agency told them they must leave the country or face deportation. The move came without any advance notice or public announcement and sparked severe backlash from immigrant rights groups, medical professionals and Democratic lawmakers. On Monday, officials said that no deportations had been initiated since the policy change and that it would “reopen previously pending cases for consideration.” However, it’s unclear what the longer-term fate of the program will be.
Trump Admin Partially Backtracks on Plan to Deport Immigrants with Serious Health Conditions
HeadlineSep 04, 2019