Judge Overturns Trump Order Blocking Refugee Admissions

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

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President Donald Trump's effort to suspend the system for resettling refugees in the U.S. is on hold after a federal judge in Seattle blocked it.
The Independent
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U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle announced the decision after hearing arguments in a lawsuit by a coalition of U.S. refugee backers who argued Trump exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program.
Newsmax
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U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, ruled from the bench that President Donald Trump’s executive order, which halted refugee processing for 90 days, amounted to an "effective nullification of congressional will."
The Gazette
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Courts have blocked his administration’s freeze of nearly all federal grant spending and foreign assistance — though aid recipients say the administration has been sluggish to comply or outright defiant.
Politico

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