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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a memo dated February 18 and submitted in a federal court filing, said refugees must return to government custody for "inspection and examination" a year after their admission into the United States.
The decision has prompted criticism from refugee advocacy groups.
AfghanEvac's president Shawn VanDiver called the directive "a reckless reversal of long-standing policy" and said it "breaks faith with people the United States lawfully admitted and promised protection."
A U.S. judge in January temporarily blocked a recently announced Trump administration policy targeting the roughly 5,600 lawful refugees in Minnesota who are awaiting green cards.
In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim in Minneapolis said federal agents likely violated multiple federal statutes by arresting some of these refugees to subject them to additional vetting.
[Writing a memo will not make those federal statues go away.]
The decision has prompted criticism from refugee advocacy groups.
AfghanEvac's president Shawn VanDiver called the directive "a reckless reversal of long-standing policy" and said it "breaks faith with people the United States lawfully admitted and promised protection."
A U.S. judge in January temporarily blocked a recently announced Trump administration policy targeting the roughly 5,600 lawful refugees in Minnesota who are awaiting green cards.
In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim in Minneapolis said federal agents likely violated multiple federal statutes by arresting some of these refugees to subject them to additional vetting.
[Writing a memo will not make those federal statues go away.]
