In the US state of Oregon, a judge has by interim order, a tightening of immigration laws for the time being stopped. President Donald Trump had announced that immigrants without health insurance or sufficient funds for possible treatment may be turned away in the future. The regulation does not come into force after the judge's verdict as planned this Sunday.
The White House described the judge's decision as "false and unfair". The lawyer exceeds his competence. Once again, a national injunction will allow a single judge to undermine the will and rights of the president, a statement said. The government will defend the new regulation in court.
In Trump's decree it had been justified, immigrants should in the future, the US health care system and the American taxpayers "no further burden". According to the AP news agency, the scheme concerns people applying for migration visas from outside the US. Asylum seekers and children are not affected.
Activists relieved
Numerous groups campaigning for immigrants had condemned the new regulation. They welcomed the stage victory against the tightening of the law. The court decision emphasized the urgency to stop the regulation "before damage occurs that can not be repaired," said Latino network boss Carmen Rubio.
The American health care system is heavily debated in the presidential campaign. More than 30 million Americans have no health insurance, and again and again people can not afford necessary treatments. The system is also more expensive per capita than in any other western country.
Already in August Trump had announced a tightening of the immigration law. If immigrants use housing subsidies or food stamps, for example, they should be denied access to the green card in the future. Anyone who already has such a residence permit and uses public funds, should no longer be able to obtain citizenship.
