Judge blocks Trump officials from detaining refugees in Minnesota

Ruling follows arrests under DHS ‘re-vetting’ operation of more than 100 refugees who had been lawfully resettled

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota, following a spate of arrests in the state.

More than 100 refugees who had lawfully resettled in the state had been arrested in recent weeks, according to attorneys and advocacy groups. Some were flown to detention centers in Texas, according to attorneys representing the cases, and then were abruptly released – and left to find and pay their own way back home.

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