Judge blocks arrest and detention of some lawful refugees in Minnesota
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Trump administration’s unlawful policy turns ‘refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare’, judge saysA federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed immigration authorities to arrest and detain certain refugees in Minnesota, ruling that the government relied on an incorrect interpretation of federal law and unlawfully targeted people who had already been admitted to the US.In an order on Friday, the court said the administration’s approach had effectively been “terrorizing” refugees by subjecting them to arrest and potentially indefinite detention despite their lawful status. The judge concluded that federal immigration law does not give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to detain refugees simply because more than one year has passed since their arrival in the country. Continue reading...
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