Block on Venezuelan Deportations Upheld by US Appeals Court
In this photo released by the El Salvador Presidency, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the Terrorism Containment Center maximum security prison with deported individuals from the US, on March 16.
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The Trump administration was dealt a setback in its immigration crackdown when a federal appeals court upheld a temporary block on the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members.
The decision on Wednesday may prompt the administration to ask the US Supreme Court to intervene amid a growing clash between Trump and the courts over efforts to implement his political agenda.