A federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a setback Tuesday, ruling 3-0 that illegal immigrants who crossed into the United States years ago and weren't caught immediately cannot be held under mandatory ICE detention, striking at a key tool in the president's mass deportation effort.
A federal appeals court cleared the way Monday for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to third countries, dealing a setback to immigration advocates who had won a lower-court block on the policy.
Obama-appointed Judge James Boasberg has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan migrants who were removed from the United States and sent to El Salvador.