9TH CIRCUIT PRESSED TO REVIVE REFUGEE ADMISSIONS AFTER TRUMP SUSPENSION; DOJ SAYS 128,000 STRANDED

Immigration groups led by IRAP urged a Ninth Circuit panel to reinstate district court injunctions blocking the Trump administration’s suspension of refugee admissions and resettlement funding. Judges pressed DOJ on why processing and services were halted and noted about 128,000 refugees already processed are waiting to enter. The administration argues the president can pause admissions and funding under national-interest findings; plaintiffs say the move exceeds authority under the Refugee Act.