Trump Admin Seeks Months-Long Pause on Tariff Refunds

The Trump administration says it needs months of additional time to weigh its steps, as a wave of refund requests pours in from importers seeking billions of dollars in tariffs recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a late-night Feb. 27 filing, the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to delay for roughly four months before taking a procedural step that would begin refund proceedings. The request comes as businesses line up to seek reimbursement for tariffs they had paid—money now in limbo after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he used an emergency power to impose global tariffs aimed at reducing trade deficits....