Mark Goldsmith

U.S. judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals

There are 1,444 Iraqi nationals who have final deportation orders against them in the United States, although only about 199 of them were detained in June as part of a nationwide sweep by immigration authorities. 

Jul 25, 2017, 09:29 AM IST

US judge expands order blocking Iraqis' deportation

A federal judge late on Monday halted the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps this month across the United States until at least July 10, expanding a stay he imposed last week that initially only protected 114 detainees from the Detroit area.

Jun 27, 2017, 09:17 AM IST