A real need for Asylum

A U.S. federal judge shielded 1,444 Iraqi immigrants this week, most of them Christians, from being immediately deported.

U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith in Detroit, Michigan, issued an emergency order after hearing arguments from civil rights attorneys Monday morning. Goldsmith concluding the Iraqi nationals could face persecution if deported back to their home country and they deserve more time to seek legal intervention, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The judge gave all Iraqi immigrants who face possible eviction from the United States another two weeks to legally challenge their removals.

“The substantial allegations made here are the detainees face extreme, grave consequences: death, persecution and torture,” Goldsmith reportedly wrote in his seven-page order. “Such harm far outweighs any government interest the government may have in proceeding with the removals immediately.”

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