Judge Stops Trump Administration from Detaining Refugees in Minnesota

A federal judge temporarily stopped the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota who do not yet hold green cards, following a lawsuit by the International Refugee Assistance Project. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim emphasized refugees’ legal rights and criticized the government’s Operation PARRIS, which aimed to reassess the cases of about 5,600 refugees. The order mandates the immediate release of detained refugees and prohibits their detention based solely on their status. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller condemned the ruling as “judicial sabotage.”

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