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UNITED STATES

Judge rejects halt on migration applications

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that policies that make it harder for people from countries on the US administration's travel ban list to get green cards and work permits are discriminatory and unlawful. US District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston reached that conclusion as she issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit by around 200 people from 20 countries, including Iran, Haiti, Venezuela and Syria, who sued over a halt on the processing of their immigration-related applications. The lawsuit, filed in December, took aim at policies the US Citizenship and Immigration Services adopted beginning in November that affect applications by immigrants seeking asylum, green cards and work authorization.

MYANMAR

Suu Kyi allowed to move to designated residence

Myanmar's former state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed on Thursday to move from a prison to a designated residence to serve the remainder of her sentence, the Myanmar Radio and Television reported. President Min Aung Hlaing ordered the change of the imprisonment location in accordance with relevant provisions of the criminal law, the report said. The decision was made on the occasion of Buddha Day and based on humanitarian grounds and the state's goodwill, it said.

Agencies - Xinhua