{"id":2406665,"date":"2025-02-25T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-refugee-ban-for-now-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:31:10","slug":"federal-judge-blocks-trumps-refugee-ban-for-now-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-refugee-ban-for-now-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge blocks Trump\u2019s refugee ban for now &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-blocks-trumps-refugee-ban-for-now-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> in Seattle,Jamal Whitehead,temporarily blocked the \u2063Trump governance&#8217;s attempt to suspend the U.S. refugee programme.\u2064 The judge ruled in favor of resettlement organizations that argued the \u2064suspension was\u2063 an unlawful\u2062 disruption of the established system for admitting refugees. Whitehead&#8217;s decision highlighted that while the president has significant authority over refugee admissions, it is not unlimited. His preliminary\u200d injunction halted key provisions of Trump&#8217;s executive order, which intended to\u2062 pause refugee processing for 90 days. The lawsuit challenging the refugee ban was filed by various resettlement \u2064agencies, \u200bciting negative effects on ongoing operations and\u200b support for refugees \u200dalready admitted to \u200bthe U.S.This ruling contrasts with a recent \u200cdecision from another federal judge,indicating a split in judicial response to the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal judge blocks Trump&rsquo;s refugee ban for now<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955986\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Seattle-based federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>&rsquo;s effort to suspend the United States&rsquo;s refugee program, siding with resettlement groups that argued the move unlawfully disrupted the system Congress established for admitting refugees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead, an appointee of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>, ruled from the bench that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s executive order, which halted refugee processing for 90 days, amounted to an &ldquo;effective nullification of congressional will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People gather outside the U.S. District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump&rsquo;s effort to halt the nation&rsquo;s refugee admissions system Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Eugene Johnson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Whitehead acknowledged that the president has broad authority over refugee admissions, he ultimately held that such power &ldquo;is not limitless,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-refugee-seattle-ruling-lawsuit-eef485154e2a3f008a01d6790ce0ee06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The judge&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">preliminary injunction halts key provisions<\/a> of Trump&rsquo;s order, which the administration had justified as a temporary pause to determine whether refugee admissions align with U.S. national interests. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/refugeerights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-10_Pacito-v.-Trump_Complaint_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lawsuit<\/a>, filed by Church World Service, Lutheran Community Services Northwest, and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on Feb. 10, also challenged the administration&rsquo;s abrupt termination of funding for resettlement agencies, including support for refugees already let in the U.S. under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Nine refugees, including individuals from Iraq and Afghanistan, also joined the suit, arguing they had been improperly denied access to the program.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling marks the start of a split forming between two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-pretending-witness-testimony-doesnt-qualify-as-evidence-in-gop-voter-disenfranchisement-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Stop Pretending Witness Testimony Doesn\u2019t Qualify as \u201cEvidence\u201d in GOP Voter Disenfranchisement Lawsuit\">federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama ... Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">district court<\/a> judges<\/a>. Last week, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/69649820\/15\/united-states-conference-of-catholic-bishops-v-united-states-department-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">refused<\/a> to temporarily reinstate funding for the refugee program in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277558\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277558.1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">complaint<\/a> brought by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of Trump&rsquo;s order was immediate, as the State Department had already suspended refugee flights and instructed implementing partners to stop processing new arrivals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3323478\/conference-catholic-bishops-sue-trump-administration-refugee-funding\/\" title=\"CATHOLIC BISHOPS SUE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER REFUGEE FUNDING HALT\"><strong>CATHOLIC BISHOPS SUE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER REFUGEE FUNDING HALT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During Tuesday&rsquo;s hearing, Whitehead also criticized the implementation of Trump&rsquo;s order by the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services, stating that their action &ldquo;likely violates bedrock principles of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factchecker-falsely-claims-mnb-didnt-ban-christian-teachers\/\" title=\"Factchecker Falsely Claims MNB Didn&#039;t Ban Christian Teachers\">administrative law&#038;rdquo<\/a>; by expanding the scope of the order without proper deliberation or public notice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/25\/trump-refugee-executive-order-injunction-federal-judge-00206016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the Justice Department have asked the judge to stay his order while the administration considers an appeal, to which the judge said he would decide on that matter in his forthcoming written order.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955986\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955986\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal judge halts Trump&#8217;s refugee ban temporarily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2406666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25056718398459.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49376,41649,51090,3634],"class_list":["post-2406665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federaljudge","tag-legalnews","tag-refugeeban","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25056718398459.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406669,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406665\/revisions\/2406669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}