Event Brief
Judge Blocks Trump's Refugee Detention Policy
Filed: Mar 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
Summary: A federal judge in Boston halted a Trump administration policy on refugee detention after a year without green cards.
WHO: US District Judge Richard Stearns
WHAT: blocked a policy on refugee detention
WHEN: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM ET
WHERE: Boston
WHY: at the request of six refugees and two advocacy groups
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