Trump fires US acting attorney general for refusing to enforce immigration order

MOSCOW –Donald Trump fired on Monday US Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for refusing to enforce the president’s immigration order.

Earlier in the day, Yates, interim successor to Loretta Lynch, has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resist defending President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees in court, citing constitutional concerns.

She said she was not sure “that the executive order is lawful.

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“At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful,” the letter stated. “[The] Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the executive order.”

Following the move, Trump terminated Yates, whom he inherited from President Barack Obama, for refusing to enforce his order suspending immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, the White House said in a press release.

“The acting Attorney-General Sally Yates has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States,” the release stated on Monday.