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Federal judge bars Trump administration from detaining lawful refugees in Minnesota
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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota who do not yet have green cards, following a bid by the administration to reexamine thousands of refugees' cases.
The judge's order prohibits the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota on the basis that "they are a refugee who has not been adjusted to lawful resident status."
He also ordered the administration to "immediately release" anyone covered by the ruling who is currently detained.
Any refugees who are detained out-of-state must be transported back to Minnesota and released within five days.
Wednesday's ruling came amid a two-month-long crackdown by federal immigration authorities in Minnesota, with around 3,000 federal agents carrying out roughly 3,400 arrests.