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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Boone and Sudhin Thanawala

Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States.

In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries “expressly states” that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee status.

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