The federal judge blocks Trump's refugee prohibition for now

A federal judge based in Seattle has temporarily blocked The Trump administrationThe effort to suspend the US refugee program, which is with relocation groups that have argued that the movement illegally disturbed the system of system established for the admission of refugees.

US district judge Jamal Whitehead, named former president Joe Bidenled from the bank that the president Donald TrumpThe executive order, which stopped processing the refugees for 90 days, represented an “effective cancellation of the will of Congress”.

People gather outside the US district court, after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to stop the refugee admission system on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Eugene Johnson)

While Whitehead acknowledged that the president has a wide authority over admission to refugees, he finally considered such a power “is not unlimited”, ” conformable TO Associated Press.

The preliminary stress of the judge stops the key provisions of Trump’s order, which the administration justified as a temporary break to determine whether admission to refugees aligns to the US national interests.

processsubmitted by the World Church Service, the North -West Lutheran Community Services and the Hebrew Immigrant Society of February 10, also challenged the abrupt termination of the administration for relocation agencies, including the support for refugees already left in the USA in the framework of the Biden administration.

Nine refugees, including individuals from Iraq and Afghanistan, also joined the process, claiming that they were inappropriately refused to access the program.

The decision marks the beginning of a division that is formed between two judges of the Federal District Court. Last week, the judge of the American district Trevor McFadden, a called Trump, DENIED temporarily restore financing for refugee program in response to a complaint brought by the US Conference of Catholic bishops.

The impact of Trump’s order was immediately, because the State Department has already suspended refugee flights and trained the implementation of partners to cease processing new arrivals.

Catholic bishops in court the Trump administration for refugee financing

During Tuesday’s meeting, Whitehead also criticized the implementation of Trump’s order by the State Department, the Department of Internal Security and the Human Health and Services Department, stating that their action “probably violates the principles of administrative law” through the extension of the domain order without adequate deliberation or public notice, conformable TO political.

The lawyers for the justice department asked the judge to remain his order while the administration takes into account a appeal, to which the judge said he would decide on this issue in his future written order.