Immigration US Judge: States Cannot Block Refugee Arrivals
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(Worthy News) – A federal judge in Maryland said U.S. states and localities cannot opt-out of receiving refugees for now, the latest move in a court case challenging a Trump administration order that reversed decades of standing practice that guided the arrivals of millions of displaced people.
The temporary stop comes nearly four months after the government created a new requirement that cities and states had to consent in writing to participate in the refugee program.
Until then, federal, state and local officials, along with the nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies that carry out refugee resettlement in the U.S., worked in coordination with each other — but without any mandate for written consent. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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