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Trump can suspend refugee admissions, US appeals court rules

March 5, 2026 8:28 PM UTC / Reuters

Summary

• Lower court had ruled against refugee suspension
• Appeals court acknowledges impact on 100,000 refugees
• Policy is part of Trump’s hardline immigration approach

March 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has the authority to indefinitely suspend admissions of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States under the U.S. refugee resettlement program, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, backing a key element of his hardline approach toward immigration.

A California-based three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached that conclusion as it overturned most of the injunctions issued by a judge in Seattle last year against Trump’s halt on refugee admissions and related actions.

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The 9th Circuit last year allowed Trump’s policy to proceed, pausing most of U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead’s decisions in favor of the plaintiffs while the U.S. Justice Department’s appeal played out.

The Republican president froze refugee resettlement after taking office in January 2025, saying the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, or USRAP, must ensure that refugees admitted to the U.S.

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