Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings issued a stay blocking about 600 detainees from being deported or agreeing to removal.
- At least 13 people are expected to be freed Nov. 14, with a larger group of roughly 600 potentially ordered released Nov. 21.
- Detainees not deemed public-safety risks would be placed on ankle monitors, as government lawyers said roughly a dozen of 400 assessed pose risks.
- The detainees were arrested during President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz, which DHS says netted about 3,000 people, a portrayal the judge questioned.
- Attorneys say roughly 1,100 people who may have been unlawfully arrested have already been deported or accepted removal, and they are pursuing related cases in other states.