Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation Of 1,400 Iraqis Nationwide
An order that initially covered Iraqi nationals with criminal convictions in the Detroit area now applies to the U.S. The judge said they could face "grave consequences" if returned to Iraq.
A federal judge in Michigan has temporarily barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from deporting a group of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals for at least two weeks, expanding an order that initially applied only to those in the Detroit area.
The Iraqis covered by the injunction have been convicted of crimes in the U.S. — in
