1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: President Trump's outst of Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, as 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: we've been talking about, has intensified the drama and the 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: chaos that's been building since Friday when he issued his 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: executive order barring immigrants from seven countries from entering the US. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Legal challenges to the executive order have been mounted across 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: the country already, with civil liberties groups saying they'll work 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: to have the entire action overturned by the courts, and 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: Washington became the first state to sue Trump over his 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: immigration ban yesterday. Joining US is Lynette Parker, a professor 10 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: at Santa Clara University. Lynette tell us more about the 11 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: grounds that Washington is alleging for its lawsuit. So they're 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: um putting a stay on the um the band based 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: on the fact that it is specifically designating religion as 14 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: a ground for um the band. The President does have 15 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: some powers to to decide in terms of admission of 16 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: refugees into the United States, but specifically this particular ban 17 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: is tied to a religion, and so there's a request 18 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: for a stay right now while the there's challenges to 19 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: the ban and is there also an allegation that it's 20 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: undermining the state's sovereign interests. Explain that so in terms 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: of UM, the sovereign interest of the states, UM, there 22 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: is some the states do have some powers in terms 23 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: of UM resettling refugees in the United States UM, and 24 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: also in terms of UM accepting responsibilities for assisting refugees 25 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: to to UM resettle. And so I think that's part 26 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: of the band that is the challenges to the ban, Lynnette, 27 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: is it unusual that it includes claims that Microsoft and 28 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Amazon employees are among those affected by the policy or 29 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: is that part of what a state would do UM. 30 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: So part of part of this ban is that UM 31 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: there there's a hundred fifty days stay on all refugees, 32 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: which is of concern. And also because some persons who 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: are returning to the United States have lawful permanent residents 34 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: in the United States and are being stopped and questioned 35 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: UM in terms of and my my understanding, my guess 36 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: is that they're being questioned UM and and reviewed as 37 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: a seeking admission to the United States again or for 38 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: the first time, as opposed to re entry to the 39 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: United States. Washington's ag said other states could join the lawsuit. 40 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Massachusetts a g is set to announce details of a 41 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: legal action on her state's behalf over the same policy. 42 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: Are states more likely to join or file on their own? 43 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: Is their strength in numbers? If I definitely think that 44 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: it is stronger the states can do this together um so. 45 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: I mean, we've seen that in the past where states 46 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: have joined to to halt or to put a stop 47 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: to UM exercise a prosecutorial discretion by the president, and 48 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: that happened previously through the legal challenges for data. So 49 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: I think that definitely the states joined together and presenting 50 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: a united front on a legal challenge is much stronger 51 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: and explain the difference and how much broader a lawsuit 52 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: can be if it's the state or the Attorney General 53 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: suing as opposed to having UM, the A C l 54 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: U or other groups suing on behalf of individuals, because 55 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: I think that that there are considerable under the Constitution 56 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: of considerable states rights that can be claimed and exercised, 57 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: whereas individual parties do not have those same claims to 58 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: exercise certain responsibilities or roles under the constitution. Lynnette in 59 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: about thirty seconds, how long will it take before these 60 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: lawsuits can go you know, can succeed or get to 61 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: some point where there's some kind of action available. They 62 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: will depend on the courts and how quickly the courts 63 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: take this up and whether or not how this moves 64 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: through the court system quickly. All right, thank you, Lynette Parker. 65 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: She's a professor at Santa Clara University and an expert 66 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: in immigration law.