Judge blocks trump administration from denying immigrants visas (ASL – 11.27.19)

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On Tuesday night a federal judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants visas because they don’t have health insurance.

President Trump issued a proclamation in October, saying that “Immigrants who enter this country should not further saddle our healthcare system, and subsequently American taxpayers, with higher costs.”

Judge Michael Simon said President Trump’s rule requiring legal immigrants to show proof of health insurance is inconsistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Simon has previously blocked the administration from implementing the policy.

Now a nationwide preliminary injunction is in place until the case is resolved.

A preliminary injunction is simply a court order requested by one party to prevent the other party from doing something specific until the trial is over.

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