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Judge Orders DHS to Restart Immigration Processing After Pausing It Following Attack on National Guard
U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled that the Department of Homeland Security must immediately restart immigration processing paused after a shooting incident. The order follows plaintiffs' return to court claiming DHS had not complied with a prior vacatur.
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U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Department of Homeland Security to resume immigration processing that had been paused after a deadly shooting involving National Guard officers. Last week McConnell found the pause unlawful for nationals from multiple countries.
The policy had halted legal immigration steps for migrants seeking green cards or awaiting naturalization ceremonies. Last Friday the judge vacated the DHS policies. Plaintiffs returned to court stating that processing had not restarted after the vacatur order.
McConnell wrote that court orders vacating and setting aside agency policies have immediate effect once issued. He is based in Rhode Island. The reprimand marks another case of DHS or its agencies failing to follow court directives.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had not complied with 96 court orders across 74 immigration cases.
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