ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.
During a brief hearing, Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales granted the temporary order, which was opposed by the government, said Jessica Vosburgh, an attorney for the three men.
This will get revisited and further fleshed out in the weeks to come,” Vosburgh told The Associated Press.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that flights of detainees had landed at Guantanamo.
Immigrant rights groups sent a letter Friday demanding access to people who have been sent there, saying the base should not be used as a “legal black hole.”.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that more than 8,000 people have been arrested in immigration enforcement actions since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
Trump has vowed to deport millions of the estimated 11.7 million people in the U.S. illegally. »
