Overview

• U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., issued a temporary injunction against applying rapid deportations to people living inside the country.
• The ACLU sued on behalf of Make The Road New York, arguing the expansion violates the Fifth Amendment and immigration and administrative procedure laws.
• In a 48-page opinion, Cobb said she was not questioning longstanding use of the policy near the southern border but objected to its categorical interior rollout.
• The judge wrote that the approach prioritizes speed and would inevitably lead to erroneous removals through a truncated process.
• Trump reinstated immediate expulsion in January for those unable to show two continuous years in the U.S., allowing removals without a hearing.