Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, a new Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees; what to know as the U.S. moves military assets to the Mideast; and the sport of ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut.
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Hundreds of people attend a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, to urge leaders to support economic recovery in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski) |
New Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees |
The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. Read more. |