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CSB News USA · 11:40 AM

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that could impose massive financial penalties on immigrants who remain in the US after final removal orders.

The legal battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over immigration policy has intensified after a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked a government policy that sought to impose hefty fines on immigrants who remained in the United States despite having final removal orders. US District Judge George O’Toole Jr. issued the order in Boston on Monday, temporarily blocking the administration’s effort to collect the fines. The case was brought as a class-action lawsuit involving two immigrants, with support from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. The judge found that the administration had failed to follow the required legal and administrative procedures when implementing the policy. Under the policy, immigrants with final removal orders could face fines of up to $998 per day for remaining in the United States. In some cases, the penalties could be calculated retroactively for several years, potentially resulting in fines of as much as $1.8 million per person. According to Reuters, the policy became a major part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement efforts during…

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