YOUNGSTOWN, Mich. – A judge has issued a 14-day stay on the ruling regarding the deportation of Iraqi residents who were arrested in Metro Detroit.
The ruling puts the decision of whether to deport the immigrants to Iraq or allow them to stay on hold for 14 days. After 14 days, the judge can either make a decision, or the process can start over.
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Hundreds of immigrants were arrested during the Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup. They were taken to a detention center in Youngstown, Ohio, where they will remain during the 14-day period.
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"As a result of recent negotiations between the U.S. and Iraq, Iraq has recently agreed to accept a number of Iraqi nationals subject to orders of removal," ICE said in a Monday morning statement. "As part of ICE's efforts to process the backlog of these individuals, the agency recently arrested a number of Iraqi nationals, all of whom had criminal convictions for crimes including homicide, rape, aggravated assault, kidnapping, burglary, drug trafficking, robbery, sex assault, weapons violations and other offenses.
"Each of these individuals received full and fair immigration proceedings, after which a federal immigration judge found them ineligible for any form of relief under U.S. law and ordered them removed."
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Very quietly back in February, Donald Trump's administration struck a deal with Iraq, which agreed to take back its citizens who were deemed deportable from the United States.
You can read the full opinion and order document below.
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