US President Donald Trump has sacked the nation’s acting Attorney General after she pledged to defy his controversial immigration ban.
In a memo released Monday, Sally Q. Yates had said she was not convinced that Trump’s executive order to suspend the intake of refugees and to halt immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations was legal.
“I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right,” said Yates, who was appointed as Deputy Attorney General under Obama.
