Donald Trump suffers legal blow over deportation appeals

Judge deals severe blow to Trump admin’s ploy to force through deportations

The Trump administration was dealt a major blow Monday after a federal judge blocked an effort to severely limit appeals to immigration judges’ decisions, including deportations, marking just the latest setback in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.The Trump administration issued a rule in early February designed to “streamline administrative appellate review by the Board of Immigration Appeals,” a rule that would have made appeali…

Obama-appointed judge blocks key part of Trump deportation appeal overhaul * WorldNetDaily * by Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal

Won't allow expedited processing intended to reduce backlog of 200,000 disputes

What to Know About Judge Who Blocked Trump Immigration Court Reform

An Obama-appointed judge blocked key portions of the Trump administration’s policy to restrict the appeal process for illegal immigrants facing deportation.  In a Sunday ruling, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of immigration groups that sued the Trump administration in the case of Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. Executive Office for Immigration Review.  Moss, appointed to the bench in 2014, was a former assistant attorney g…

Donald Trump suffers legal blow over deportation appeals

A judge blocked the administration from implementing a policy that would have let authorities quickly dismiss certain appeals.