In 2019, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned giving visas to people who would be deemed “financial burdens” on the health care system of the United States. The main stipulation of this order would be to ban visas given to immigrants who did not have/could not afford healthcare. This policy was introduced because the Trump administration believed that anyone coming to this country should not be immediately put on public assistance. This meant immigrants had to prove that they had health insurance within thirty days of arrival to the United States.
On May 14th, President Joe Biden removed this requirement stating that “does not advance the interests of the United States.” This move is part of a series of reversals of former President Trump-era policies from President Biden’s administration. Although the original policy had never truly went into effect due to it being held up in the courts, this reversal demonstrates President Biden’s efforts to revert the immigration policies which his predecessor put into place.
Furthermore, this change in policy also shows President Biden’s desire to expanding access to more affordable healthcare for everyone while not excluding immigrants from being able to have health insurance.
Along with this reversal, President Biden has also changed many other orders from the previous administration in the past few months. This includes: cancelling the travel ban, not enforcing the “public charge” rule, which allowed the government to restrict giving green cards to people who used public assistance, and also trying to find a path to citizenship for DACA recipients.
If you are searching for someone to help with your immigration needs/questions, CIMA Law Group is one of the best immigration law firms in Phoenix and is experienced in handling many different immigration situations.
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