Afghanistan, Feb. 26 -- Jamal Whitehead, a federal judge in the Seattle district of Washington, ruled that Donald Trump's executive order suspending refugee admissions to the United States must be halted.
Media outlets reported on February 25, that the order was issued following a lawsuit filed by three organizations and nine individuals who work in the field of refugee resettlement and relocation to the U.S.
A U.S. federal judge has blocked Donald Trump's attempt to suspend the U.S. refugee admission system, ruling that the move exceeded his powers. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead issued the ruling, stating that Trump's executive order, which was issued on the day of his inauguration, amounted to an illegal usurpation of Congress's p...