A federal decide issued an injunction Tuesday halting President Trump’s try to pause refugee admissions.
Choose Jamal N. Whitehead, primarily based in Seattle, stated that whereas Mr. Trump has important immigration powers, “that authority is just not limitless.”
“I can’t ignore Congress’s detailed framework for refugee admissions and the bounds it locations on the president’s potential to droop the identical,” the decide stated within the courtroom, in accordance with Reuters.
In a short written order the court docket blocked the important thing elements of Mr. Trump’s Jan. 20 government order imposing the refugee pause.
Mr. Trump had justified his transfer by saying the U.S. had develop into overwhelmed by the crush of migrants during the last 4 years, and was struggling to assimilate them.
“This order suspends the [U.S. Refugee Admissions Program] till such time because the additional entry into america of refugees aligns with the pursuits of america,” Mr. Trump wrote.
A coalition of refugees and resettlement teams challenged the chief order, saying it led to “chaos” for all concerned.
