US judge blocks President Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from going into effect Sunday. It’s not clear when he will rule on the merits of the case.
Seven U.S. citizens and a nonprofit organization filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday contending the rule would block nearly two-thirds of all prospective legal immigrants.
The lawsuit also said the rule would greatly reduce or eliminate the number of immigrants who enter the United States with family sponsored visas.
“We’re very grateful that the court recognized the need to block the health care ban immediately,” says Justice Action Center senior litigator Esther Sung, who argued at Saturday’s hearing on behalf of the plaintiffs. “The ban would separate families and cut two-thirds of green-card-based immigration starting tonight, were the ban not stopped.”
US judge blocks President Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
So what are we up to now, about 30 times a judge has stopped Trump from doing his job in three years? Then the Democrats keep asking why Trump isn't accomplishing more, in spite of all he has accomplished. Look you people, if your leftist organizations would stay out of his way, Trump could be accomplishing much more.
Seriously, what is it going to take for people to realize
we need to replace the entire Congress
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