U.S. judge blocks Trump crackdown on asylum seekers, bars blanket detentions of those with persecution claims
Immigration,Asylum,Unauthorized Immigration
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A federal judge in Washington on Monday ordered the U.S. government to immediately release or grant hearings to more than 1,000 asylum seekers who have been jailed for months or years without individualized case reviews, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants.
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