Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Defunding, Suspending Refugee Programs

The judge said the president has considerable executive authority concerning refugees but that he had gone beyond his limits.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Defunding, Suspending Refugee Programs
The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle, Wash., on Feb. 6, 2025. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
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A federal judge in Seattle has blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that paused international refugee resettlement processing, and funding for the agencies that performed those services.

“To be sure, the president has substantial discretion ... to suspend refugee admissions, but that authority is not limitless,” District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead said at a hearing on Feb. 25.

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