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Reminder: There's a second congressional hearing today on the end (and subsequent reinstatement) of #MedicalDeferredAction.
You can follow along here: oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Or, you can follow me for the newsy nuggets.
You can follow along here: oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Or, you can follow me for the newsy nuggets.
For background, we first reported on the end of the humanitarian policy back in August when Boston-area #immigrants began receiving denial letters from @USCIS.
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@USCIS We spoke with a few people who were receiving life-saving medical treatment here in Boston. They requested #MedicalDeferredAction from USCIS, asking for visa extensions and temporary deferral of deportation to continue treatment.
Here's their story:
Here's their story:
#BREAKING: @DHSgov has issued the reinstatement of #MedicalDeferredAction by @USCIS according to an email obtained by WBUR and written by a DHS advisor. 
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.”
A little background; we first reported on the end of #MedicalDeferredAction about a month ago when Boston-area immigrants began receiving denials.
@RepPressley, @SenWarren and @SenMarkey then gathered 120+ Congressional signatures asking @DHSgov and @USCIS for more info.
@RepPressley, @SenWarren and @SenMarkey then gathered 120+ Congressional signatures asking @DHSgov and @USCIS for more info.
