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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 29, 2025

Judge clarifies that standing order blocking deportations applies only to MD

A federal judge says a deportation delay order applies only to detainees in Maryland after a rise in habeas petitions and jurisdictional concerns.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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Maryland judge issues order blocking deportation after habeas filings

A federal court in Maryland blocked immigrant deportations for about two days after habeas petitions are filed, ensuring due process.

Sullivan goes down the rabbit hole
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Let’s fix the habeas gap

Most Marylanders have no idea that there exists in our midst, scattered across the entirety of the Free State, a loosely organized troop of more than three hundred (352 to […]

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Texas governor’s no-release order dismays judges

Welcome to Monday, the 159th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Here are some news items to get your week started: — Texas governor’s […]

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