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Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans

By Thomson Reuters Apr 18, 2025 | 6:35 PM

(Reuters) – U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members.

Boasberg made the ruling at a hearing on Friday evening to weigh the ACLU’s request for an emergency order blocking the administration from deporting people under the Alien Enemies Act.

(Reporting by Jack Queen and Ismail Shakil)