C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a new policy that would subject thousands of refugees to arrest and detention if after a year in the United States they had yet to obtain green cards.
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston acted at the request of six refugees and two advocacy groups who argued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's policy was an unlawful departure from decades of practice.
The plaintiffs alleged the policy exposed over 100,000 lawfully admitted refugees whose adjustments of immigration status applications are pending before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to potential detention.
Steven Bressler, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at the liberal legal group Democracy Forward, said in a statement the "ruling affirms that the government cannot manipulate the law to justify the mass arrest and detention of people.". DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.’
These are refugees who lawfully entered the country.
They are following the law as they pursue their refugee cases.
All persons in the United States are entitled to due process of the law, including immigrants.
The Trump immigration agenda is motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate.
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston acted at the request of six refugees and two advocacy groups who argued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's policy was an unlawful departure from decades of practice.
The plaintiffs alleged the policy exposed over 100,000 lawfully admitted refugees whose adjustments of immigration status applications are pending before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to potential detention.
Steven Bressler, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at the liberal legal group Democracy Forward, said in a statement the "ruling affirms that the government cannot manipulate the law to justify the mass arrest and detention of people.". DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.’
These are refugees who lawfully entered the country.
They are following the law as they pursue their refugee cases.
All persons in the United States are entitled to due process of the law, including immigrants.
The Trump immigration agenda is motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate.
