Dispute Over Immigrant Health Insurance Ended by Ninth Circuit

A lawsuit over then-President Donald Trump’s proclamation barring immigration by people who lack approved health insurance or the resources to pay for medical care is over, as the Ninth Circuit Friday denied as moot a petition for full court review.

Judges A. Wallace Tashima, Jay S. Bybee, and Daniel P. Collins, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, also vacated their earlier decision overturning a preliminary injunction that blocked the order’s enforcement. That decision allowed the government to implement the proclamation while proceedings in the case were ongoing.

The court also remanded the case to the federal ...