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HIAS sues Donald Trump over refugee freeze

JL;DR SUMMARY HIAS, a prominent Jewish refugee aid organization, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, challenging his executive order that suspends refugee resettlement and freezes related funding. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityDonald TrumpLawsuitImmigrationRefugee ResettlementTravel BanHiasExecutive OrderMark HetfieldFunding Freeze

Places mentioned

Seattle, Washington, United States
"The suit was filed in federal district court in Seattle by the International Refugee Assistance Project."
United States
"The American Jewish community owes its very existence to those times when the United States opened its doors to refugees fleeing anti-Semitism and persecution,"
Iran
"Today, Trump has even slammed the door in the face of Christians, Jews and Bahai fleeing Iran, as well as refugees from everywhere else."

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