Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – A federal judge halted fast-track deportations targeting over 500,000 parolees from select countries, citing likely legal violations and risks to immigrants seeking lawful status.
- A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting migrants granted humanitarian parole, affecting expedited removal processes at immigration courts.
- U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb stated that the Trump administration's practices raised a 'question of fair play' and were illegal.
- Cobb's ruling could prevent the deportation of several hundred thousand migrants, according to immigration law expert Stephen Yale-Loehr.
- DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin criticized the ruling as 'lawless' and asserted that it would not stand.
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Judge pauses US admin's push to expand fast-track deportations
Washington: A federal judge agreed on Friday, August 1, to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the US under a process known as humanitarian parole — a ruling that could benefit hundreds of thousands of people. US District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, DC, ruled that the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its statutory authority in its effort to expand “exp…
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's use of expedited deportation to expedite the removal of immigrants who were paroled into the U.S.
Federal Judge Bars Expedited Deportations of Immigrants Granted Humanitarian Parole
WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Aug. 1 blocked the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the humanitarian parole status of thousands of foreign nationals and subjecting them to expedited removal from the country. The stay means that the government will not be able to initiate removal proceedings against foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were previously granted humanitarian parole when they lawfully entered th…
Judge blocks ICE deportation strategy for paroled immigrants
A federal judge on Friday blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “expedited removal” deportation strategy to detain paroled immigrants as quickly as possible. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of the District of Columbia ruled that the Trump administration’s use of expedited removal exceeded the Department of Homeland Security’s legal authority, in addition to being arbitrary and capricious. The order temporarily halts the federal government’s…


Judge blocks Trump from fast-tracking deportations of immigrants paroled into US
A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from fast-tracking the deportation of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were paroled into the U.S. under former President Joe Biden’s humanitarian programs.
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