Circuit panel says Trump can enforce ban on some refugee admissions [View all]
Source: msn/Washington Post
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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can partially enforce a refugee ban while a legal fight over his executive order is adjudicated in the coming months.
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, citing precedent that federal law “exudes deference” to the president on immigration policy, lifted part of a lower court’s injunction last month that instructed the administration to resume refugee admissions despite Trump’s order Jan. 20 that suspended the program for at least 90 days.
But the appeals court also stipulated that the administration must honor the resettlement of all individuals whose refugee status was conditionally approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services before the order took effect. Some refugee aid workers said thousands of people are thought to have received conditional approval and are awaiting resettlement.
The 9th Circuit panel was composed of Judges Barry G. Silverman, appointed by President Bill Clinton; Bridget Shelton Bade, appointed by Trump; and Ana de Alba, appointed by President Joe Biden.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/circuit-panel-says-trump-can-enforce-ban-on-some-refugee-admissions/ar-AA1BE4a4
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