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'Donald Trumps shithole countries slur did indeed come back to haunt him after all. Citing in part his numerous racist remarks, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen yesterday put a temporary hold on the administrations termination of temporary protections for settled immigrants, in a victory for hundreds of thousands from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan, as well as their U.S. citizen children.
Chen found substantial evidence that the administration lacked any explanation or justification to terminate Temporary Protected Status for these beneficiaries, The Washington Post reports, adding there were serious questions as to whether a discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor in the administrations decision, which would violate the Constitutions guarantee of equal protection under the law.'>>>
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/4/1801480/-Citing-shithole-countries-slur-judge-blocks-Trump-admin-from-ending-immigration-protections?detail=emailLL
(Oct. 4 article.)
lindysalsagal
(20,718 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)but he is also making progress with circuit courts. Repubs understand that locking down judicial system is more effective than elections. Even if they lose, itll carry them until next time.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)triron
(22,011 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Things are so far down the rabbit hole, why not make it a court battle?
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)whathehell
(29,081 posts)Excellent
renate
(13,776 posts)Especially the ones whose children are citizens and have never been to their families' countries of origin.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)KCDebbie
(664 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Trump denies it. It's not on tape.