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From Breitbart: A trio of federal judges in California declared on Tuesday that President Donald Trump must welcome roughly 40,000 refugees approved by President Joe Biden’s deputies.
“We welcome this continued relief for tens of thousands of refugees who will now have the opportunity to restart their lives in the United States,” said Melissa Keaney, the progressive lawyer for the elite-funded, anti-borders International Refugee Assistance Project.
In a second courtroom in Seattle, another federal judge ordered the Trump administration to keep paying the quasi-government agencies that settle the refugees in Americans’ crowded housing, schools, and workplaces, such as in Springfield, Ohio.
The judges’ policy preferences are likely to be appealed by Trump’s deputies. The decisions contradict his legal claim that presidents have full authority over who gets to cross the U.S. borders. The judges’ views also contradict Trump’s election mandate to reduce the civic burden of migration.
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The ruling is being viewed both as a win for the Trump administration, and a loss, as the three California judges say Trump’s January 20 Executive Order suspending the refugee program did not apply to the refugees already approved by the Biden administration.
However, the judges confirmed that Trump has the authority to decide how many refugees to accept during his own term in office.
In Seattle, Judge Jamal N. Whitehead of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled Monday the government must reinstate the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which assists in the resettlement of refugees.
The New York Times explained: Billions of dollars in funding for nonprofit groups that assist refugees with resettlement remain in limbo. After Judge Whitehead ordered the government to restore funding to the groups, the State Department terminated their contracts. A second order by Judge Whitehead, filed on Monday, ordered the government to reinstate the terminated funding. That order has not yet been considered by the appeals court.
JUST IN: The 9th Circuit has stayed a judge’s order forcing the Trump admin to restart refugee admissions.
The circuit will still require the administration to process refugees conditionally approved before Jan. 20 but new admissions can be paused. https://t.co/xJqGLJWzxy pic.twitter.com/9R44vIj9oe
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 25, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: 9th Circuit splits the baby, overturns lower court, allowing Trump to pause refugee admissions under USRAP! Court lifts injunction, but pre-Jan 20, 2025, approved refugees must still be admitted.
Source: Politico pic.twitter.com/vWursDEFS0
— It’s Meseidy (@itsmeseidy) March 26, 2025
Judge Jamal Whitehead tells State Department to keep funding refugee assistance programshttps://t.co/H5uTNjlAZF pic.twitter.com/nkHJG3DzsJ
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) March 25, 2025
Our lawsuit challenging the refugee ban – alongside Iraqi plaintiffs – is ongoing and legal guidance will be updated as needed: https://t.co/Q8VhQ7414Y
Know Your Rights information for Iraqi SIV holders traveling to the U.S. is also available: https://t.co/F8Z5HP5axX
— IRAP (@IRAP) March 21, 2025
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