U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher rejected government arguments that retrieving the 20-year-old was pointless because a Department of Homeland Security agency determined last week that he would not qualify for asylum anyway.

Another federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s use of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, saying the wartime power shouldn’t be used.

SEATTLE — A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program.