Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Blocking President Trump From Giving States and Localities Ability to Stop Refugee Resettlement
January 09, 2021
January 09, 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Jan. 8:
A U.S. court of appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit HIAS v. Trump, which blocked an executive order that--for the first time in the history of the U.S. refugee resettlement program--would have allowed state and local officials to prevent refugees from being resettled in their jurisdictions. The three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rul . . .
A U.S. court of appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit HIAS v. Trump, which blocked an executive order that--for the first time in the history of the U.S. refugee resettlement program--would have allowed state and local officials to prevent refugees from being resettled in their jurisdictions. The three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rul . . .