RI federal judge denies Trump’s emergency stay request in asylum application freeze case

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 6 days, 9 hours ago

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A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday left intact his ruling from last month blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on processing asylum applications from nearly 40 countries.

Chief U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. denied U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) request to put his June 5 order on hold while the case is appealed, writing that administration officials “did not offer a persuasive reason” to disturb the ruling and undercut it through …

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