THE ACTING HEAD of the nation’s immigration services agency, testifying before Congress under subpoena, said he and he alone made the decision to end medical deferred action, which allowed critically ill immigrants into the country for specialized medical care. “I made this decision, alone,” said Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. He was […]
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Trump reverses course on immigrant medical program
IN AN ABRUPT about-face, the Trump administration is reversing course on the recent declaration that it was ending a policy that allows seriously ill immigrants to remain in the country legally to receive medical treatment. The protected status, called “medical deferred action,” was eliminated on August 7 when the US Customs and Immigration Services agency began […]
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Trump officials offer few clues on reason for ending immigration program
A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE was mostly stonewalled by Trump immigration officials on Wednesday during a hearing that sought to clarify why a program allowing immigrants with serious medical conditions to remain in the US legally ended in August. While administration officials offered little information in their testimony, the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties […]
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Immigrant patients who stay will face deportation
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CONFUSION and mixed messages between federal agencies over responsibility for oversight of a controversial immigration policy change, the two agencies confirmed Friday that the government is ending a program that allowed undocumented immigrants with serious medical conditions to remain in the country to receive treatment. On Monday, attorneys for 20 immigrant families in Massachusetts said their clients […]