US EditionSeattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
- A judge rescinded an order requiring the Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees into the United States.
- U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead stated that the government should admit 160 refugees who had plans to come to the U.S. Within two weeks of January 20.
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clarified that refugees should be admitted on a case-by-case basis if they relied on promises from the U.S. Before January 20.
- The 9th Circuit put Whitehead's decision on hold in March, noting the administration's likely success due to the president's authority over immigration.
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Federal judge revises order demanding 12,000 refugees be admitted
A federal judge in Seattle issued an order Thursday revising the number of refugees he ordered the government to admit from 12,000 to 160 after an order from a higher court. Judge Jamal Whitehead of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington ruled earlier this month that 12,000 refugees, who had “arranged and confirmable” plans prior to President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order suspending the national refugee program, m…
Judge Annuls Order Forcing the Trump Administration to Admit 12,000 Refugees
A judge overturned on Thursday an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees to the United States. District Federal Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle issued the order earlier this month, following instructions from a federal appeals court that the government should prosecute refugees who already had "organized and confirmable" travel plans before January 20 to enter the United States. That is the day Pre…
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Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
A judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. U.S.
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