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U.S. administration drops plan for $1.8 billion compensation fund
The acting attorney general told Congress the administration will not proceed with a proposed compensation fund. A federal judge had frozen the project last week.
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The acting attorney general stated Tuesday that the administration will not proceed with a proposed compensation fund of nearly $1.8 billion. The fund had been intended for individuals described as persecuted for political reasons during the prior administration. The acting attorney general said during a House hearing, "We are not moving forward with the fund, period."
Congressional reaction Republican senators had opposed attaching the fund to legislation funding immigration services. The opposition came with less than six months remaining before the midterm elections.
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