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Judge blocks Trump rule requiring prospective immigrants have health insurance

US President Donald Trump answers reporters questions as he departs for travel to Mississippi from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US. [Reuters]

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have US health insurance within 30 days of their arrival or enough money to pay for “reasonably foreseeable medical costs.”

Judge Michael Simon in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon, granted a 28-day temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from taking effect on Nov. 3. The legal challenge against it will continue.

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