Hundreds crowded into a Redmond mosque on Sunday, not for spiritual, but legal guidance.
About 15 local lawyers offered free counsel as part of a legal clinic hosted by the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, the Muslim Community Resource Center and the King County Bar Association.
“I’m fortunately a green card holder,” said Nadeem, who took part in the clinic.
“But still there’s so much fear that I’m not sure if I’d be allowed back in the country.”
The clinic was organized on the heels of President Trump’s travel ban.
“There’s uncertainty. They don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Legal Director Aneelah Afzali.
“They’re being affected directly from the travel ban or the implications from the travel ban.”
A federal appellate court refused to reinstate the travel ban earlier this month.
That decision came after a federal judge in Seattle placed a temporary restraining order on the executive order in early February.
Meanwhile, President Trump on Thursday said he plans to repeal and replace the travel ban.
“We’re going to put in a new executive order next week sometime,” Trump said in a news conference.”But we had a bad decision. That was the only thing wrong with the travel ban.”
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Sunday’s legal clinic at the Redmond mosque comes two months after a sign was vandalized outside the mosque.
Organizers say the legal clinics will be held quarterly. For more information, see here.
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