US Judge Halts Trump Order Allowing States to Block Refugees, Says it 'Flies in the Face' of Intent

US District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland said in his ruling that the president's order 'flies in the face of clear Congressional intent' of the 1980 Refugee Act by allowing state and local governments to block the resettlement of refugees in their jurisdictions.

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