A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing an indefinite “pause” on refugee admissions to the United States, saying the directive appeared to amount to a “nullification” of federal law.

The executive order, “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was one of dozens Trump signed shortly after taking office in January. Under the executive order, refugee admissions have come to a halt, leaving some refugees in the middle of the process stranded and organizations that help resettle refugees without funding.

The federal refugee program has been in place for decades and helps people who have escaped war, natural disaster or persecution.

President Donald Trump’s effort to suspend the system for resettling refugees in the U.S. is on hold after a federal judge in Seattle blocked it

The lawsuit, brought by a group of religious organizations and refugees, came in response to President Donald Trump’s order suspending the refugee program. The president’s authority “is not limitless,

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to suspend the U.S. refugee program. The ruling came in a challenge filed by several refugee resettlement organizations whose lawsuit earlier this month argued that Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.

A federal judge in Seattle has dealt the Trump administration a blow, blocking its efforts to suspend refugee resettlement into the United States.