March 03, 2025
A Washington federal judge has further explained his decision to block President Donald Trump's sudden shutdown of the U.S. refugee entry program, saying the president's "America First" policy unlawfully "eviscerates" a plan approved by Congress decades ago.
February 27, 2025
Nonprofit refugee resettlement agencies sought an emergency hearing Thursday after the U.S. Department of State canceled grants to the organizations on Wednesday, an act they said circumvents a court order blocking implementation of President Donald Trump's suspension of refugee admissions.
February 25, 2025
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order halting the U.S. refugee program and withholding federal funds for refugee services, citing the harm that may come to refugees stranded in dangerous places.
February 21, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice defended President Donald Trump's executive order halting admission of refugees to the country, telling a Washington federal judge that doing so is well within the president's constitutional authority.
February 19, 2025
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states have thrown their support behind refugees and nonprofits seeking to block President Donald Trump's suspension of the U.S. refugee program, calling the move unlawfully broad in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
February 12, 2025
A group of refugees and nonprofits suing President Donald Trump over his suspension of a refugee program are urging a Seattle federal judge to block enforcement of the executive order, warning refugees will otherwise remain stranded abroad as the program is dismantled.
February 10, 2025
A group of refugees and nonprofits sued President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington federal court for suspending the U.S. refugee program and withholding federal funding for refugee services, calling it "an unprecedented attack on refugee resettlement infrastructure."