Dana Boente: Yates Decision

dana boente: By Monday night, she was out, according to CTV. 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 White House press secretary's office said in a statement. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates earlier Monday ordered Justice Department lawyers to stop defending the executive order, which temporarily suspends the U.S. refugee program and bars all immigration for citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries for 90 days. Trump named Dana Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve in Yates' place until Sen. The Yates decision came as Trump pressed into his second week in office defending his sweeping immigration ban. Jeff Sessions, his permanent pick for the position, is confirmed by the Senate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.