A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to suspend the U.S. refugee program.
The ruling came in a challenge filed by several refugee resettlement organizations whose lawsuit earlier this month argued that President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. refugee program was unlawful and causing irreparable harm.
While a president has substantial authority over the program, that authority "is not limitless," U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Washington State said during a court hearing on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
"I cannot ignore Congress's detailed framework for refugee admissions and the limits it places on the president's ability to suspend the same," he said, ruling that a preliminary injunction was warranted given the likelihood of "irreparable harms, including refugees stranded after selling their possessions, agencies laying off hundreds of staff, and family reunifications suspended indefinitely."
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