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Judge blocks expedited deportations of those who entered the U.S. legally, possibly curtailing ICE courthouse arrests

Judge blocks expedited deportations of those who entered the U.S. legally, possibly curtailing ICE courthouse arrests

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting migrants who entered the U.S. legally on humanitarian grounds, potentially curtailing arrests at immigration courts that have triggered controversy across the country. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of Washington, D.C., barred federal immigration officials from using two Trump administration directives to apply a fast-track deportation process known as …

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