Trump Administration Ordered to Stop Harassing Jailed Iraqis
- ICE tried to persuade detained Iraqis to agree to leave U.S.
- ‘It is not a crime to want to stay in America,’ ACLU says
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop immigration authorities from using coercion, intimidation or misinformation to pressure a group of about 130 Iraqis who are long-term U.S. residents into agreeing to be deported.
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith in Detroit on Wednesday granted a request for an emergency order sought by the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued on behalf of detainees it describes as persecuted ethnic or religious minorities who may face torture or death if they return to Iraq.