一名联邦法官周二暂时阻止了特朗普政府的一项规定，该规定只给难民10天时间来质疑其合法身份被终止。波士顿的美国地区法官朱莉娅·科比克下令政府暂停执行该规定直至11月6日，以便让另一位法官有时间考虑是否更长期地阻止该政策。这项规定由美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）于10月14日发布，将难民对剥夺其合法身份通知作出回应的时间从30天缩短至10天。
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that gives refugees just 10 days to challenge the termination of their legal status. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston ordered the administration to halt the enforcement of the rule through Nov. 6, giving another judge time to consider whether to block the policy for a longer period. The rule, issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Oct. 14, shortened the time refugees have to respond to notices stripping them of their legal status from 30 days to 10 days.
国土安全部（DHS）估计，这一变化可能影响多达18.6万名难民。USCIS发言人扎克·卡勒在一份声明中称这起诉讼是“一次轻率的企图，意在破坏特朗普政府按国会意图执行我国移民法的承诺”。他接着说：“美国公民及移民服务局发现，拜登政府时期筛查和审查措施出现了令人警惕的削弱，目的是加快处理速度并最大化获准进入美国的难民人数。国土安全部正在加强问责，并确保难民身份只保留给依法符合资格的人。”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimated the change could impact as many as 186,000 refugees. In a statement, USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler called the lawsuit a "frivolous attempt to disrupt the Trump administration’s commitment to enforce our country’s immigration laws as intended by Congress.”"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services found an alarming erosion of screening and vetting measures under the Biden Administration in order to rush processing and maximize the number of refugees admitted to the United States. DHS is strengthening accountability and ensuring that refugee status is reserved only for those who were eligible under the law," he continued.
难民倡导团体和来自阿富汗、哥伦比亚、埃塞俄比亚和伊拉克的四名难民在马萨诸塞州提起诉讼，指控政府非法限制难民获得绿卡的能力，同时使撤销其合法身份变得更加容易。该诉讼质疑三项政策，其中包括更广泛地重新审查前总统拜登时期接收的难民。政府去年11月下令移民官员重新审查这些难民，并无限期搁置待处理的绿卡申请。
Refugee advocacy groups and four refugees from Afghanistan, Colombia, Ethiopia and Iraq filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing the administration of unlawfully restricting refugees’ ability to obtain green cards, while making it easier to revoke their legal status. The lawsuit challenges three policies, including a broader effort to reexamine refugees admitted under former President Biden. The administration ordered immigration officials last November to re-vet those refugees and placed an indefinite hold on pending green card applications.
原告辩称，这些政策让难民陷入“法律真空”，使他们无法获得永久居留权，同时又面临在没有实质性机会抗辩的情况下失去难民身份的风险。政府为缩短终止程序进行了辩护，称这对于保护国家安全、防止欺诈以及恢复移民制度的公信力是必要的。周二的命令并未涉及更广泛诉讼的实质问题，也未阻止政府的难民审查和绿卡政策。负责该案的法官将在稍后决定是否延长对终止规则的暂停。
The plaintiffs argue that the policies have left refugees in “legal limbo,” preventing them from obtaining permanent residency while exposing them to the possibility of losing their refugee status without a meaningful opportunity to contest the decision. The administration has defended the shortened termination process as necessary to protect national security while preventing fraud and restoring integrity to the immigration system. Tuesday’s order does not address the merits of the broader lawsuit or block the administration’s refugee review and green card policies. The judge assigned to the case will determine whether to extend the pause on the termination rule at a later date.