US EditionJudge says Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US
NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 15 – Pacito, lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the refugee ban, arrived after six months, joining about 40 refugees admitted following court orders to resume processing, officials said.
- A federal judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its June travel ban to prevent 80 refugees, who had already been vetted, from entering the United States.
- The core issue arose after President Trump suspended the nation's refugee admissions program on January 20, leaving thousands of refugees stranded worldwide.
- Whitehead ruled that the June travel ban does not apply to refugees and ordered immediate resumption of processing for the 80 refugees, noting the vetting framework he set.
- He noted that the Proclamation clearly does not apply to refugees and described the suspension as overriding Congress’s authority, since the refugee admissions program was established and funded by legislative action.
- The ruling suggests refugees must be allowed to seek status despite the travel ban, but the 9th U.S. Circuit later put most of Whitehead's decision on hold in March.
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Federal court rules Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S.
In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee status.
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