US judge blocks Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement program
by Robert Tait and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6VH6F)
US district judge in Seattle says Trump's executive order exceeded his powers by shutting down program
A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump's attempt to suspend the US's refugee admission system after ruling that the move exceeded his powers.
The ruling, from US district judge Jamal Whitehead, stated that Trump's executive order affecting refugee admissions, issued on the day of his inauguration, amounted to an illegal usurpation of the powers of Congress.
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