Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Trump Administration to Admit 12,000 Refugees into the United States

Judge Jamal Whitehead

A Biden-appointed federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, stymying President Trump’s efforts to re-shape America’s immigration policies.

President Trump signed an executive order on January 20 halting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), stating that “the policy of the United States [is] to ensure that public safety and national security are paramount considerations in the administration of the USRAP.”

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