On Monday, a federal judge mandated that the Trump administration promptly resettle approximately 12,000 refugees in the U.S., following a court order that partially overturned President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to suspend the refugee admissions program.

“This Court will not entertain the Government’s result-oriented rewriting of a judicial order that clearly says what it says,” U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead, appointed by Joe Biden in 2023, wrote on Monday.

“The Government is free, of course, to seek further clarification from the Ninth Circuit. But the Government is not free to disobey statutory and constitutional law — and the direct orders of this Court and the Ninth Circuit — while it seeks such clarification.”

District Court Judge Jamal Whitehead, a Biden appointee, has *ordered* the Trump Administration to permanently settle 12,000 refugees in the United States.

What you are witnessing is the deliberate destruction of the Judiciary.

Blame Congress first – all bark, no bite. pic.twitter.com/gPBGgMV3aQ

— TimOnPoint (@TimOnPoint) May 7, 2025

On his first day, Trump signed an order pausing refugee resettlement and tasking Homeland Security with evaluating its U.S. benefits within 90 days.

Whitehead blocked the Trump administration’s move to suspend the resettlements in February, after the admin was sued by refugee aid groups, Fox News reported.

Whitehead gave the Trump administration seven days to resume processing the cases of refugees protected under his court order.

The Trump administration signaled last week that it would likely appeal any court order mandating thousands of illegal aliens to be admitted to or remain in the U.S.

Biden Judge Orders Trump Administration to Accept 12,000 Refugees
Judge Jamal thinks he’s Secretary of State.
When was the Constitution rewritten so that far left courts decide U.S. immigration policy — not the people we elected?

How much longer will Americans tolerate this?…

— Suzanne Guggenheim ULTRAMAGA NEVERGIVEUP (@sguggenheim) May 7, 2025

Border security isn’t optional. Biden judge blocks RULES Act (S.200) to let 12,000 unvetted entries bypass legal ports.

Congress set the framework. Courts don’t make immigration law.

Security first. No exceptions.

— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) May 6, 2025

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