{"id":2555,"date":"2026-06-12T17:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:04:01","slug":"federal-judge-in-r-i-demands-trump-administration-comply-with-order-to-end-unlawful-immigration-halt-for-39-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2555","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge in R.I. demands Trump administration comply with order to end unlawful immigration halt for 39 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>PROVIDENCE \u2014 A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to immediately resume asylum and immigration processing for immigrants from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2553\">Judge extends block on Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u2018Anti-Weaponization Fund\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>US District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. demanded on Thursday that the government follow his June 5 order that struck down policies that halted asylum, green cards and work permits, and other immigration proceedings for people from those countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The judge gave the Trump administration 24 hours to give the court a status report on the steps it was taking to comply.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cThere is no excuse this time; the Government has an obligation to immediately comply with this Order,\u201d McConnell wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>McConnell had found that US Citizenship and Immigration Services had justified its actions with \u201cpretextual concerns of \u2018national security\u2019 that mask anti-immigrant sentiments that it is forbidden from letting influence its decision-making.\u201d He said the policies were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and vacated them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Rhode Map<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Six days later, McConnell was told that the federal government was still following its policies, despite his ruling. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A coalition of unions and nonprofits that aid immigrants and refugees filed an emergency motion to enforce McConnell\u2019s order. The coalition, which had sued USCIS and the US Department of Homeland Security over these policies, told the judge that the federal government hadn\u2019t stopped anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, the group said in its motion on Wednesday, \u201cthe government continues to withhold citizenship, green cards, work permits and other essential immigration benefits from Plaintiffs\u2019 members and clients, as well as immigrants around the country,\u201d according to a motion signed by Amy Romero of the Lawyers Committee for Rhode Island, and Ryan Cooper of Democracy Forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2551\">Hanover boys\u2019 rugby defends its Division 2 title with resolve and a breakaway play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Trump administration, meanwhile, sought to stay McConnell\u2019s order, pending its appeal. It filed a motion for the court to issue a final judgment or clarify its order pending a final judgment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOnce this Court issues a final judgment or makes clear it has issued a coercive order, DHS has prepared to and will treat the relevant policies as vacated or enjoined,\u201d in a motion signed by First Assistant US Attorney Charles Calenda in Rhode Island, US Department of Justice counsel Tyler Becker, and acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>McConnell told the government that he meant what he said last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cUSCIS\u2019s challenged policies are no longer in effect,\u201d McConnell wrote in a snappy six-page order on Thursday. \u201cTo be perfectly clear, this means that the challenged policies are vacated, \u201cset aside,\u201d \u201ccancel[ed],\u201d \u201cannul[ed],\u201d \u201crevoke[d],\u201d and \u201cvoid[ed].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Assistant US Attorney Lauren S. Zurier filed a notice of appeal on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The coalition that sued the Trump administration includes the Refugee Dream Center and Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, the Service Employees International Union, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, African Communities Together, Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, and American Gateways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, Dorcas International hosted dozens of public officials and immigration advocates to celebrate McConnell\u2019s decision as a \u201csignificant win\u201d for countless immigrants and the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They are being represented by Democracy Forward, Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Rhode Island, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Muslim Advocates, and the South Asian American Justice Collaborative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2549\">Winners\u2019 circle: Tracking every 2026 spring high school championship<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US District Court Judge McConnell gave the Trump administration 24 hours to show that it had stopped using unlawful immigration policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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