Trump administration can stop new refugee approvals, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court Tuesday temporarily reinstated President Trump’s suspension of new refugee admissions nationwide. 

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed to partially lift a judge’s block until it fully resolves the Trump administration’s appeal, but the panel ruled that Department of Homeland Security officials still must permit people into the country that were conditionally accepted into the refugee program before Trump’s suspension.

The three-judge panel is comprised of U.S. Circuit Judge Barry Silverman, an appointee of former President Clinton; U.S. Circuit Judge Bridget Bade, a Trump appointee; and U.S. Circuit Judge Ana de Alba, an appointee of former President Biden. 

The trio’s brief ruling pointed to the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision upholding Trump’s travel ban during his first White House term, when the high court noted federal immigration law “exudes deference” to the president in imposing entry restrictions. 

“The existing briefing schedule remains in effect. The clerk will place this appeal on the next available calendar,” the court’s two-page order reads. 

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