#BREAKING: @DHSgov has issued the reinstatement of #MedicalDeferredAction by @USCIS according to an email obtained by WBUR and written by a DHS advisor. pic.twitter.com/ivDLar4TlT
— Shannon Dooling (@sdooling) September 19, 2019
Per the email, USCIS is “is resuming its consideration of non-military deferred action requests on a discretionary, case-by-case basis, except as otherwise required by an applicable statute, regulation, or court order.”
— Shannon Dooling (@sdooling) September 19, 2019
WOW – incredible VICTORY on deferred action! Thanks to all the AILA members who told your stories and made this happen. @AILANational @MahsaKEsq @shobawadhia @iiicenter https://t.co/pVJGaGG0eO
— Gregory Chen (@GregChenAILA) September 19, 2019
"When we fight, we win."
Trump Administration ends its effort to force kids receiving life-saving medical care to stop treatment and get out of the country.
USCIS will reinstate the policy.
Statement from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA): pic.twitter.com/LObUGA411v
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) September 19, 2019
Endless gratitude to @RepPressley @RepRaskin @RepDeSaulnier @AOC @RepAOC @RepDWStweets and the House Oversight committee for lifting up the compelling DA cases and bringing @MahsaKEsq @shobawadhia Tony Marino @iiicenter to tell their stories so @USCIS would rethink this policy. https://t.co/jntBmNif9E
— Gregory Chen (@GregChenAILA) September 19, 2019
This is huge and wouldn't have happened w/o dogged reporting from @sdooling & @sweetadelinevt; accountability from @AyannaPressley & @OversightDems; & advocacy from @AILANational, other nonprofits, advocates, doctors, & patients who spoke out. #deferredaction https://t.co/Q6AoPuJq1W
— Kevin B. Gilnack (@kgilnack) September 19, 2019
