US judge blocks Trump administration from detaining thousands of refugees

yahoo.com · By Reuters · 2026-03-23T19:37:38.000Z

ReutersMon, March 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM UTCThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is displayed ahead of an expected press conference held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard.BOSTON, March 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge ‌on Monday blocked ‌U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ​from enforcing a new policy that would subject thousands of refugees ‌to ⁠arrest and detention if after a ⁠year in the United States they had ​yet to ​obtain ​green cards.U.S. ‌District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston acted at the request of six refugees and two ‌advocacy groups ​who argued ​the ​U.S. Department of ‌Homeland Security's new ​policy ​was an unlawful departure from decades of ​practice.(Reporting ‌by Nate Raymond in ​Boston, Editing by ​Franklin Paul)