Judge Blocks Trump's Refugee Policy

Judge Blocks Trump’s Refugee Policy

January 15, 2020 at 11:47 am EST By Taegan Goddard 42 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/01/15/judge-says-local-governments-cant-block-refugees/

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A federal judge ruled that state and local officials cannot block refugee admissions in their jurisdictions, finding the Trump administration’s new refu­gee policy is likely “unlawful,” the Washington Post reports.

Wrote Judge Peter J. Messitte: “Giving states and local governments the power to consent to the resettlement of refugees — which is to say veto power to determine whether refugees will be received in their midst — flies in the face of clear Congressional intent.”

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