A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue processing applications for roughly 2,700 immigrants from Central America who were set to travel to the U.S. under an Obama-era program.
Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on Friday threw out the administration’s decision to rescind conditional travel approval for the immigrants under the Central American Minors program.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2018 () — U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House for the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 24, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, urging his NATO ally to limit its military actions in northern Syria, according to a White House statement. (/Ting Shen/)
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FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
United States President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Jan. 8 2019. (Photo: White House/)
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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and former President Barack Obama listen as former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney speaks during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington, for former President George H.W. Bush.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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In this Aug. 31, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up a list of his administrations accomplishments while speaking at a Republican fundraiser at the Carmel Country Club in in Charlotte, N.C. Heading into the midterms, 2018’s most volatile candidate is not on the ballot. But Trump is still taking his freewheeling political stylings on the road on behalf of his fellow Republicans, preparing to ramp up his campaign schedule in a campaign sprint to Nov. 6 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Trump and the First Lady walk pass the inaugural parade reviewing stand in the 58th Presidential Inaugural parade in Washington D.C., January 20, 2017. U.S. Armed Forces personnel provide ceremonial support to the 58th Presidential Inaugural during the Inaugural period. This support comprises musical units, marching elements, color guards, salute batteries, and honor cordons, which render appropriate ceremonial honors to the Commander-In-Chief. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Gabriel Silva)
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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2018 () — U.S. President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 8, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Tuesday that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a landmark agreement signed in 2015. (/Ting Shen/)
In this March 23, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. A growing American economy and passage of a Republican tax overhaul appear to be helping Trump lift his approval ratings from historic lows. ThatÄôs according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Trump still remains unpopular with the majority of Americans, 58 percent. But the 42 percent who say they now approve of the job heÄôs doing as president is up seven points from a month ago. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, left to right, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow look on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before departing from the G7 leaders summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Saturday, June 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump makes a statement on Iran policy in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. Trump administration negotiators have a tough sales job as they pressure European allies to accept new restrictions to ÄúfixÄù the Iran nuclear deal: Even if the Europeans agree, Trump may blow up the deal anyway.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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President Donald Trump smiles during State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress, in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Win McNamee, POOL
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FILE – In this Dec. 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump turns to talk to the gathered media during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has stormed into 2018 in an exceptionally aggressive mood, picking fresh fights with Pakistan and the Palestinians, and touting the size of his “nuclear button” in a threat to North Korea. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
The program allowed parents legally in the U.S. to apply to bring children or other family members living in Honduras, Guatemala or El Salvador to the country. The Trump administration announced in August 2017 that it was ending the program.
In her decision on Friday, Beeler refused to order the administration to resume the program. An email after hours to the Department of Homeland Security was not immediately returned.