A US District Judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot block approved refugees under a wider travel ban. Judge Jamal Whitehead stated the June order barring individuals from 12 countries does not stop refugee status applications. The ruling continues amidst numerous legal challenges to immigration restrictions enacted by the Trump administration. The judge mandated processing of 80 refugees previously vetted but turned away due to the travel ban. The June order affects countries like Afghanistan and Haiti, with concerns about the safety of returning deported individuals to unsafe conditions.
The ruling is the latest development in a dizzying number of court cases challenging the Trump administration's efforts to radically restrict immigration through a raft of policies that have stretched the limits of executive power.
A US District Judge has ruled that Trump's June order barring people from 12 countries from entering the US expressly states it will not stop people from seeking refugee status.
The judge ordered the administration to continue processing a group of 80 refugees who had already been through vetting and were presumptively protected refugees.
The June order applies to countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran, and Sudan, as well as Haiti and Myanmar, among others.
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