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Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sep. 4, 2025

Federal appeals court tests limits of Trump refugee order

With one 9th Circuit panel having partially stayed the injunction, a separate panel questioned whether Trump's refugee-entry order is truly temporary and whether federal agencies can stop processing refugees while entry is suspended.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday considered whether to reverse a district court judge's preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and the government's withholding of funds from agencies that serve refugees.

U.S. District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead of the Western District of Washington issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's moves....

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