Judge temporarily blocks Trump attempt to stop refugee admissions
Source: Washington Post
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping ban on refugee admissions, saying the presidential executive order represented an improper nullification of congressional authority.
U.S. District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead’s granting of a preliminary injunction effectively requires the administration to restart the refugee-admissions program that President Donald Trump shut down last month as part of his actions aimed at tightening immigration controls.
The judge’s order will remain in place while the case is adjudicated. The Trump administration has the right to appeal his decision within 60 days.
“The president has substantial discretion … to suspend refugee admissions,” Whitehead said, according to the Associated Press, during a court hearing in a lawsuit brought by international refugee aid groups. “But that authority is not limitless.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/25/trump-refugee-ban-blocked/
At least a temporary win.
🏅I’ll take a win where-ever I can get a win.