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Shithole Countries: January Remark and June Comments

shithole countries: In his statement, the judge mentioned comments from U.S. President Donald Trump denigrating Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians and Africans, including his January remark about people from shithole countries'. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP/GETTY IMAGES At the same time, he said there were serious questions as to whether a discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor in the administration's decision, which would violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law, according to Toronto Star. He cited statements by U.S. President Donald Trump denigrating Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians and Africans, including his January remark about people from shithole countries and his June 2017 comments stating that 15,000 recent immigrants from Haiti all have AIDS. It is one of numerous cases in which such racial or ethnic comments or tweets by the president have been cited by judges to block administration policies, including on immigration and transgender people serving in the military. In a decision late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen in San Francisco found substantial evidence that the administration lacked any explanation or justification to end the temporary protected status designations for immigrants from those countries. Article Continued Below In this case, Ramos v. Read more Report says Homeland Security wasn't ready to support migrant children separated from familiesU.S. parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back One face of immigration in America is a family tree rooted in Asia The judge did not rule on the merits of the case, but rather issued a preliminary injunction so the merits could be considered. Nielsen, and others, the judges have also cited deeply flawed decision-making by the administration and breaches of laws and regulations meant to prevent arbitrary acts by government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.