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Charlottesville Legal Aid Justice Center files lawsuit against Trump
Charlottesville Legal Aid Justice Center files lawsuit against Trump
Organization representing two brothers detained, deported from Dulles
by Maggie Servais | Feb 03 2017 | 02/03/17 1:15am
The Legal Aid Justice Center of Charlottesville is filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his recently enacted immigration ban. ... The firm is representing two brothers, Tareq Aqel Mohammed Aziz and Ammar Aqel Mohammed Aziz, who are from Yemen.
Customs and Border Protection officials detained the Aziz brothers at Dulles International Airport Jan. 28 and forced them to return to Ethiopia, which is where their flight originated from. ... The brothers were deported in response to the executive order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The order prohibits refugees and non-American citizens traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
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According to the complaint filed in court, the Aziz brothers were granted lawful permanent resident status by virtue of their immediate relation to their father, who is a U.S. citizen. ... Additionally, the brothers were in possession of immigrant visas — entry documents that allow individuals into the United States to become permanent residents.
“If you’ve received an immigrant visa, that means you’ve passed through the threshold to become a permanent resident,” said Doug Ford, Law School professor and immigration attorney at the Legal Aid Justice Center. “Permanent residents haven’t yet become citizens and they don’t have the right to vote, but they have the majority of your basic constitutional procedural rights.”
Organization representing two brothers detained, deported from Dulles
by Maggie Servais | Feb 03 2017 | 02/03/17 1:15am
The Legal Aid Justice Center of Charlottesville is filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his recently enacted immigration ban. ... The firm is representing two brothers, Tareq Aqel Mohammed Aziz and Ammar Aqel Mohammed Aziz, who are from Yemen.
Customs and Border Protection officials detained the Aziz brothers at Dulles International Airport Jan. 28 and forced them to return to Ethiopia, which is where their flight originated from. ... The brothers were deported in response to the executive order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The order prohibits refugees and non-American citizens traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
....
According to the complaint filed in court, the Aziz brothers were granted lawful permanent resident status by virtue of their immediate relation to their father, who is a U.S. citizen. ... Additionally, the brothers were in possession of immigrant visas — entry documents that allow individuals into the United States to become permanent residents.
“If you’ve received an immigrant visa, that means you’ve passed through the threshold to become a permanent resident,” said Doug Ford, Law School professor and immigration attorney at the Legal Aid Justice Center. “Permanent residents haven’t yet become citizens and they don’t have the right to vote, but they have the majority of your basic constitutional procedural rights.”
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Website: Legal Aid Justice Center
Aziz v. Trump (E.D.Va.)
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