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May 15, 2025
Judge Rescinds Refugee Order In Trump Shutdown Challenge
A Washington federal judge on Thursday walked back an order instructing the Trump administration to admit thousands of refugees, saying the Ninth Circuit has further clarified its ruling allowing the federal government to largely proceed with the president's suspension of the refugee program pending a legal challenge.
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May 06, 2025
Judge Rejects DOJ's 'Jiggery-Pokery' On Refugee Admissions
A Washington federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to facilitate travel and admissions for about 12,000 refugees blocked by the president's ban, saying the government was not free to disobey statutory and constitutional law and federal court orders.
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May 01, 2025
DOJ Grilled On 'Bottleneck' After Refugee Processing Orders
A Washington federal judge expressed frustration with the federal government Thursday for moving "with one hand behind its back" to resume processing of certain refugees after the Ninth Circuit clarified the scope of a partial block on the Trump administration's refugee program shutdown.
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April 29, 2025
Feds Urge Dismissal Of Suit Over Halted Refugee Program
The Trump administration on Monday urged a Washington state federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the government's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, citing a recent Ninth Circuit decision that limited the scope of the judge's preliminary injunction.
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April 14, 2025
Trump Admin Ordered To Resume Processing Refugees
A Washington federal judge has ordered the federal government to immediately resume processing of certain refugees and also continue funding for agencies that facilitate refugee resettlement, finding that the government has not complied with previous orders.
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April 09, 2025
DOJ's Stance On Refugee Program Status Vexes Wash. Judge
A Washington federal judge expressed frustration on Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Justice's uncertainty about how long it would take to resume processing of certain refugees, citing two previous orders blocking President Donald Trump's administration from shutting down refugee admissions.
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March 31, 2025
DOJ Seeking Steep Costs To Make Challengers Think Twice
The U.S. Department of Justice is quickly implementing President Donald Trump's plan to seek huge sums of money from litigants whose cases impede his agenda but ultimately prove unsuccessful, court records show.
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March 25, 2025
9th Circ. OKs Jan. 20 Pause On New Refugee Admissions
The Ninth Circuit granted in part Tuesday the Trump administration's emergency bid to stay a preliminary injunction barring President Donald Trump from suspending the U.S. refugee program, but clarified that refugees whose requests were processed prior to Trump's Jan. 20 order must be admitted.
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March 21, 2025
Judge Won't Lift Injunction On Refugee Program Shutdown
A Washington federal judge on Friday refused to pause an order preliminarily barring President Donald Trump from suspending the U.S. refugee program and withholding federal funding for refugee services, saying the Trump administration failed to show it risked irreparable harm.
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March 11, 2025
Feds Unsure When It Can Resume Refugee Program
A "deterioration of functions" in the federal government's refugee program means the U.S. Department of State can't currently tell how long it will take to restore the program under a recent order in Washington federal court, the Trump administration informed the court.