Federal Judge Rules on Asylum Seekers
Federal Judge Jon Tigar “issued a temporary restraining order that blocks the government from carrying out a new rule that denies protections to people who enter the country illegally. The order, which suspends the rule until the case is decided by the court, applies nationally,” according to the New York Times. Tigar wrote, “whatever the scope of the president’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden”. Trump’s new rule would challenge established asylum laws in the United States.
Broward County Elections Supervisor to Resign
Brenda Snipes, the elections supervisor for Broward County, sent her letter of resignation to the office of Gov. Rick Scott. Snipes told Scott, “It has been my passion and honor to serve as the Supervisor of Elections for Broward County voters. Although I have enjoyed this work tremendously over these many election cycles, both large and small, I am ready to pass the torch.” Snipes’s office did not meet the deadline for submitting the results of the recount to the state government, along with other problems during the midterm election.
Ivanka Trump Found Using Personal email for White House Affairs
After quite some time that President Trump “Accused Hillary Clinton of putting the US ‘in danger’ over her use of a private email while secretary of state,” according to BBC News, his daughter has been acting similarly. Ivanka Trump has been found to be using a personal email to discuss White House business with hundreds of government officials. While the use of a private email for government business is not illegal, it is considered unethical under the Presidential Records and Federal Records Acts.
