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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Expansion of Fast-Track Deportations for Parolees

The injunction pauses three directives extending expedited removal to humanitarian parolees pending a Justice Department appeal.

Federal agents escort a man to a transport bus after he was detained following an appearance at immigration court, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Federal agents detain a man after his immigration court hearing at the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York on July 9.
Law enforcement officers shoot non-lethal munitions, as people march as part of the ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
The crowd chants outside the Civic Center at the conclusion of a 'cabalgata' for human rights, following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Compton, California, U.S., June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jill Connelly/File Photo

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled on August 1 that the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its statutory authority by applying expedited removal to migrants admitted under humanitarian parole.
  • Her order stays a January DHS memo, a February ICE directive and the March termination of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan parole programs until the lawsuit concludes.
  • The injunction covers any noncitizen paroled at a port of entry, potentially shielding hundreds of thousands from summary deportation operations and courthouse arrests.
  • Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CASA and UndocuBlack led the lawsuit arguing the policy was arbitrary and capricious and violated administrative and immigration statutes.
  • The Justice Department has signaled its intent to appeal Cobb’s ruling, leaving the broader legal contest over executive deportation powers unresolved.