Judge temporarily blocks Trump refugee policy
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s policy which would allow local governments to determine whether or not they would admit refugees.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s policy which would allow local governments to determine whether or not they would admit refugees.
The policy was announced the same day in September that the president unveiled a record low cap on refugees of 18,000 people.
The local government policy had backfired on the president, with 42 out of 50 state governors, including
The local government policy had backfired on the president, with 42 out of 50 state governors, including
conservative ones, saying they would continue to admit refugees. Seven state governors hadn’t announced their plans and the remaining governor, Greg Abbott of Texas, was the only one to say outright that the state would not accept refugees.
In response to a lawsuit filed against the policy change, judge Peter J Messitte of Maryland wrote in an order it was likely “unlawful.”
“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,” Messitte wrote.
