Federal Appeals Court Rejects Indiana鈥檚 Efforts to Block Syrian Refugee Resettlement
CHICAGO 鈥� A federal appeals court today affirmed a district court ruling that blocked Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families. The ruling from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals stems from a lawsuit filed by the 老澳门开奖结果 on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration. The 老澳门开奖结果 is challenging Gov. Mike Pence's attempts to interfere with resettlement of Syrian refugees, in violation of the Constitution and federal law.
鈥淎 court has once again rejected Indiana鈥檚 efforts to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees. This ruling is a stinging rebuke of Gov. Mike Pence鈥檚 anti-refugee actions,鈥� said Omar Jadwat, senior staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project.
The case, Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
鈥淭he Court of Appeals鈥� decision underscores what we have said throughout this litigation. Gov. Pence may not constitutionally or legally discriminate against a particular nationality of refugees that are extensively vetted by the federal government,鈥� said Ken Falk, legal director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Indiana.
The ruling is at: /legal-document/exodus-refugee-immigration-inc-v-mike-pence-et-al-appeal
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