Today, the AAMC issued a
statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that the Trump administration did not provide adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
We applaud the Supreme Court's ruling, which leaves the DACA program in place. DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of law-abiding, tax-paying individuals to contribute to our country in countless ways. We are particularly appreciative that the ruling will allow almost 30,000 health care workers to continue to provide care to millions of patients across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Also, ICYMI, the AAMCNews team recently published an article you may be interested to read, "DACA physicians serve on COVID-19 front lines." The Supreme Court's June 18 ruling vacated the administration's rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, granting temporary reprieve to nearly 200 medical students and residents amidst a pandemic and physician shortages. https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/daca-physicians-serve-covid-19-front-lines
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Stephanie Weiner
Manager of Digital Strategy
Association of American Medical Colleges
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