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Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Allowing Local Officials To Reject Refugees
NPR ^ | January 15, 2020 | Bobby Allyn

Posted on 01/20/2020 3:37:28 PM PST by kiryandil

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Trump administration's executive order allowing state and local governments to turn away refugees from resettling in their communities.

In September, President Trump announced that groups that help refugees find places to live must first get written consent from local and state jurisdictions before resettling them.

Immigration advocates challenged the executive order in federal court, calling it cruel and shortsighted.

U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte said the executive order "does not appear to serve the overall public interest."

In his 31-page opinion issued Wednesday, he wrote that the order gives states and local governments "the power to veto where refugees may be resettled — in the face of clear statutory text and structure, purpose Congressional intent, executive practice, judicial holdings and Congressional doctrine to the contrary."

Messitte's ruling is a preliminary injunction, putting on hold enforcement of Trump's refugee resettlement order.

The White House press office released a statement that said, "This is a preposterous ruling, one more example of nationwide district court injunctions run amok, and we are expeditiously reviewing all options to protect our communities and preserve the integrity of the refugee resettlement process..."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 4thcircuit; fourthcircuit; judiciary; petermessitte; politicaljudiciary; rapinbilljudge; refugeeresettlement; resistancejudge
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To: kiryandil

Meh. These black robed Nazgul wannabes have done this so many times that it’s lost all meaning.


21 posted on 01/20/2020 4:09:27 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain (Liberalism destroys everything. It's time to destroy liberalism instead.)
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To: blueunicorn6
The black robes learn how to be gods during their three years of law school.

Yes. Arrogance 101, billable hours to gouge clients 200, pandering to downtrodden 220, maintaining air of total superiority over the little people. So busy.

22 posted on 01/20/2020 4:11:57 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: Mr. Lucky

Yup, my opinions always revolve around what others are going to think about them.


23 posted on 01/20/2020 4:13:18 PM PST by Okeydoker
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To: BenLurkin

Apparently we can save money on village, township and city government. Just functionaries to make lowly citizens feel good-—but it’s an illusion.

All can be swept aside if the judges in federal district courts have a certain whim.

Mayor: We have a rule against that in our town.

Judge: Too bad. Overruled. Next case.


24 posted on 01/20/2020 4:16:42 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Justice Clarence Thomas has stated he doesn’t think the judges rulings should have any effect outside their own jurisdiction. Take this to the USSC.

Why you think these Clinton/Nobama judges will listen? No it’s time to ignore all judges but the SCOTUS, until the SCOTUS starts laying out rules for the lower courts with financial and judicial penalties. They are the only branch that has no rules against rouge members of lower courts. If there were some rules in place, the judicial process would become more efficient and rogue judges would be reigned in.


25 posted on 01/20/2020 4:17:55 PM PST by Bommer (2020 - Vote all incumbent congressmen and senators out! VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!)
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To: kiryandil

The judicial system is a sick joke. Top to bottom.


26 posted on 01/20/2020 4:19:09 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Mr. Lucky
You’re not really lookin’ all that good in this exchange. Just sayin’.

What you said.

the troll wrote: "have read this story repeatedly".

It's worth reading once.

Not sure why anyone would obsess to the point of multiple readings from various sources...   thinking face

27 posted on 01/20/2020 4:19:17 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Bonemaker

Yeah, this Clinton Resistance tool Messitte strung out the emoluments lawsuit for two years until he got pelosi-slapped by his betters at the Fourth Circuit.


28 posted on 01/20/2020 4:21:08 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Ciaphas Cain
This old gasbag is one of Rapin Bill's minor Nazgûl...
29 posted on 01/20/2020 4:23:42 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: kiryandil

How is it that Federal judges jump in and try to prohibit Trump from legally enforcing his mandates as per immigration, but sanctuary cities and states can legally violate the immigration law?


30 posted on 01/20/2020 4:23:47 PM PST by odawg
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To: Bommer

“Justice Clarence Thomas has stated he doesn’t think the judges rulings should have any effect outside their own jurisdiction.”

Well fix it already for Christ’s sake!


31 posted on 01/20/2020 4:24:29 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: odawg

That’s because the Supreme Court banhammer on this Mitt hasn’t come down yet.


32 posted on 01/20/2020 4:25:37 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: kiryandil

U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte said the executive order “does not appear to serve the overall public interest.”


I don’t remember learning in law school how this was a test of whether an executive order was lawful. In fact, the judge applied something like “substantive due process” in giving his own opinion of what was in the public interest, something that the courts have been barred from doing since the 1930s.


33 posted on 01/20/2020 4:26:28 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: kiryandil

Born in DC.
Schooled in Chicago.
Peace Corp in Brazil.
Judge in DC, then Maryland.
Clinton appointment.
Got an award for work in Brazil for over 50 years?

Surprised this is on the District Court site:
6500 Cherrywood Lane
Suite 475A
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 344-0632


34 posted on 01/20/2020 4:26:50 PM PST by Ingtar (Bedbugs, thy name is Democrat.)
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To: BenLurkin

Judicial supremacy must end.


35 posted on 01/20/2020 4:29:40 PM PST by Luke21
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To: kaehurowing
It's all about the year or two delay for The Resistance.

Us peasants are gonna remember that Mitt in the future.

36 posted on 01/20/2020 4:29:53 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Ingtar
That's not the piece of cr@p's actual address.

Of course, he's an old judge, so no one told him how to suppress his actual info on the Interwebs.  winking face

37 posted on 01/20/2020 4:31:42 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: wastedyears

He’s an old Clinton holdover. He has contempt for the Law. He would make a great dictator, because you see, he’s so much wiser than the rest of humanity. He thinks himself an anointed class elite who has the duty to impose sociological law of his own imagination on society. In short, he’s a judicial liberal.


38 posted on 01/20/2020 4:34:11 PM PST by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees)
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To: Ingtar

Grenbelt MD. A liberal shithole. I grew up there. never going back. Dems destroyed it.


39 posted on 01/20/2020 4:34:44 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: kiryandil

It would be a beautiful thing to see President Trump order an entire settlement community to be established all around the judges house.


40 posted on 01/20/2020 4:40:38 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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