In issuing a preliminary injunction, Mr. Messitte said the process should continue as it has for nearly 40 years, with refugee resettlement agencies deciding where a person would best thrive. Church World Service, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and HIAS — a Jewish nonprofit — filed the lawsuit in Greenbelt, Maryland, on November 21. They said they already work closely with state and local officials before resettling refugees in an area. The White House said in a statement that the ruling was preposterous“and that Congress under the Refugee Act afforded the president authority over the refugee resettlement process. The order was the latest attempt by the Trump administration to thrust states and cities into immigration policy.

Source: The Hindu January 16, 2020 01:07 UTC