President Donald Trump restarted the refugee program in October "with enhanced vetting capabilities." About 2,500 refugees in the U.S. are able to reunite with their families through the "follow-to-join" process, Robart said. The restrictions were placed in the interest of national security, they said. But ACLU and Jewish Family Service lawyers said the process for implementing the ban violated the law. "In fact, the former officials detailed concretely how the agency memo will harm the United States' national security and foreign policy interests," Robart said.

Source: ABC News December 24, 2017 19:52 UTC