{"id":3204,"date":"2016-04-02T21:19:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2016-04-02T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:19:47","slug":"federal-judge-rejects-2nd-texas-request-to-block-syrian-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=3204","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge rejects 2nd Texas request to block Syrian refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/325299-court-texas-syrian-refugees\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.12\/article\/5669060ac36188b37a8b4642.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/325299-court-texas-syrian-refugees\/\\'&gt;\\'Speculative hearsay\\': Federal judge rejects 2nd Texas request to block Syrian refugees&lt;\/a&gt;A Texas federal judge has denied the state\\'s request for a restraining order to block entry to Syrian refugees. The court ruled the evidence provided by Texas Attorney General was \\&quot;largely speculative hearsay.\\&quot; In his second request made on behalf of Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Attorney General Kenneth Paxton argued that \\&quot;terrorists could have infiltrated\\&quot; the refugee program and could commit acts of terrorism.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F325299-court-texas-syrian-refugees%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.rt.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;RT International&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.12\/article\/5669060ac36188b37a8b4642.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/325299-court-texas-syrian-refugees\/'>&#8216;Speculative hearsay&#8217;: Federal judge rejects 2nd Texas request to block Syrian refugees<\/a>A Texas federal judge has denied the state&#8217;s request for a restraining order to block entry to Syrian refugees. The court ruled the evidence provided by Texas Attorney General was &#8220;largely speculative hearsay.&#8221; In his second request made on behalf of Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Attorney General Kenneth Paxton argued that &#8220;terrorists could have infiltrated&#8221; the refugee program and could commit acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F325299-court-texas-syrian-refugees%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">RT International<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Speculative hearsay&#8217;: Federal judge rejects 2nd Texas request to block Syrian refugeesA Texas federal judge has denied the state&#8217;s request for a restraining order to block entry to Syrian refugees. 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