On November 2, 2019, a coalition of interested parties,
including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA),
Justice Action Center and the Innovation Law Lab, was successful in
halting the implementation of Presidential Proclamation 9945 for
the moment. As discussed in a
previous post, the Proclamation was set to become effective on
November 3, 2019 and suspend the entry of certain immigrants based
on their ability to obtain health insurance coverage or the
financial resources to pay for reasonably foreseeable medical costs
upon entry into the United States.
However, parties filed suit on October 30, 2019 seeking to halt
implementation, and the U.S. District Court in Portland recently
granted their request for a temporary restraining order. Doe v.
Trump challenges the proclamation as unconstitutional and
asserts it violates separation of powers by unilaterally rewriting
U.S immigration laws and violating Congress's expressed intent
to provide affordable
