AMA on U.S. Supreme Court’s DACA ruling

Statement Attributable to:
Susan R. Bailey, MD
President, American Medical Association

“The American Medical Association applauds today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that the Trump Administration’s attempted rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was inadequate and invalid.

“Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has underscored physician shortages and surging caseloads, DACA recipients have responded to the call by continuing to provide vital patient care. We are pleased that the Supreme Court has recognized that upholding a rollback of the DACA program would have reduced our nation’s health care capacity at a time when we can ill afford it.