A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to expand a procedure to speed up deportations for some undocumented immigrants
The policy shift, announced in July, casts a wider net over undocumented immigrants subject to the fast-track deportation procedure known as"expedited removal," which allows immigration authorities to remove an individual without a hearing before an immigration judge. In doing so, the administration would be provided greater latitude in quickly deporting undocumented immigrants.
Jackson halted the change while court proceedings continue.Read MorePreviously, undocumented immigrants who were caught within 100 miles of a land border and within 14 days of arrival were subject to the procedure. The rule would change that to include undocumented immigrants anywhere in the US who cannot prove they've lived in the US continuously for two years or more.
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