Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from carrying out fast-track deportations of people detained far from the southern border, removing, for now, one of the cornerstones of President Trump’s campaign to carry out mass deportations.

The case focused on a policy shift announced during the first week of Mr. Trump’s second term that authorized the Department of Homeland Security to launch quick deportations, typically without court proceedings, of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have lived in the country for more than two years.