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Court Rules Trump Appointment of USCIS Head Ken Cuccinelli Unlawful

HeadlineMar 02, 2020

A federal court ruled Sunday the Trump administration unlawfully appointed Ken Cuccinelli as the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last June. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss also ruled that Cuccinelli’s policy that accelerated initial screenings for asylum seekers should be struck down, since he did not have the authority to issue the directive. The group Democracy Forward, which brought the suit on behalf of immigrant rights organization RAICES, said in statement, “This is both a victory for the rule of law and a significant blow to the Trump administration’s xenophobic agenda.”

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