# A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to speed deportations of migrants detained in the interior of the United States, slamming it as a violation of due process. Judge Jia Cobb said, unlike migrants detained at or near the border, the administration is now targeting people who have long since entered the country. Cobb added have a weighty liberty interest in remaining in America and must be afforded due process under the Fifth Amendment. The government, meanwhile, urged the court to let the policy take effect, arguing that it is a lawful exercise of executive authority.
Judge says Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants violates due process