US EditionFederal Judge Extends Order Protecting Refugees in Minnesota From Being Arrested and Deported
The injunction prevents arrests under a DHS policy affecting refugees applying for green cards, protecting Minnesota’s refugees amid legal challenges to the policy.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim converted a January temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction protecting refugees in Minnesota from arrest and deportation.
- The Department of Homeland Security's Feb. 19 memo interprets immigration law to require refugees applying for green cards to return to federal custody one year after admission, and Brantley Mayers, Justice Department attorney, argued last week the government should have that arrest authority.
- The court recounted D. Doe's January arrest, including being held in 'shackles and handcuffs' for sixteen hours in Texas, as detailed in a 66‑page opinion.
- We promised them the hope that one day they could achieve the American Dream, Tunheim said, while Kimberly Grano said Minnesota refugees can now live without fear, and DHS and USCIS did not comment Friday.
- While the injunction covers Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security memo's national reach raises broader stakes as the administration asserts it can arrest potentially tens of thousands of refugees under the Feb. 19 policy.
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