In a decisive legal rebuke, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead has mandated that the Trump administration admit approximately 12,000 refugees into the United States, countering efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program. This ruling addresses the administration’s narrow interpretation of a prior appellate court decision, which it claimed obligated the admission of only 160 refugees. Judge Whitehead dismissed this stance, stating it required “hallucinating new text that simply is not there”.
The judge’s order compels the administration to process all refugees who had received final approval and arranged travel plans before the issuance of the executive order on January 20. Whitehead emphasised that the government’s restrictive reading was a “result-oriented rewriting of a judicial order” and asserted that the administration is not free to disobey statutory and constitutional law while seeking clarification.
This development follows a series of legal challenges from refugee resettlement organisations, including HIAS, Church World Service, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest, which argued that many refugees had sold their possessions and prepared for travel, only to be left stranded by the administration’s order. The ruling reinforces the judiciary’s role in upholding the Refugee Act of 1980 and ensuring that executive actions align with established legal frameworks.
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