A federal judge Tuesday threw a wrench into President Donald Trump’s efforts to pause the country’s massive refugee resettlement program.
U.S. District Court Judge Jamal Whitehead, appointed to the bench by former President Joe Biden, blocked Trump’s executive order pausing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, according to the Associated Press. The ruling was the latest in a growing pile of lawsuits by organizations and localities opposed to the Trump administration’s immigration law enforcement agenda. (RELATED: Trump DOJ Drops Hammer On Smugglers Accused Of Helping Fuel Biden Border Crisis)
“The president has substantial discretion … to suspend refugee admissions,” Whitehead said to the administration and the several refugee aid groups that brought forward the lawsuit, according to the AP. “But that authority is not limitless.”
On his first day back in the Oval Office, Trump signed an executive order that called for a temporary suspension of all refugee resettlement into the U.S. The president cited the country’s lack of “ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans, that protects their safety and security, and that ensures the appropriate assimilation of refugees.”
In the order, the president highlighted the plight of small towns like Springfield, Ohio, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania, that have dealt with incredible logistical and infrastructure challenges due to the large influx of refugees. Trump also noted that other major jurisdictions, like New York City and Massachusetts, have declared emergencies due to the weight of their migrant populations. […]
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