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US judge blocks Trump administration fines of up to $1.8 million for migrants
En breve
A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from fining migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the United States after receiving final deportation orders. US District Judge George O'Toole found the administration unlawfully imposed the fines and that its notices violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The Department of Homeland Security had said it issued more than $84 billion in such civil fines as of July 23.
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A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from fining migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the United States after receiving their final deportation orders, according to Reuters, The Hill and Fox News. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
US District Judge George O'Toole ruled that the administration unlawfully imposed the fines, The Hill and Fox News reported. The judge found that the administration's fine notices violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide specific allegations explaining why an individual's conduct warranted a penalty. In his written decision, O'Toole said plaintiffs in the “economically precarious position” of responding to the fines could be pushed into “insolvency”, citing “possible garnishment of their already modest wages, loss of any vehicles and homes, federal collections lawsuits and other adverse collateral consequences”. [ 3 , 4 ]
The judge described one plaintiff, identified as Nancy M., who he said was fined over $1.8 million. “She is a laborer working over 60 hours a week with two jobs, and she reports feeling serious anxiety affecting her ability to sleep, eat and live a normal life,” O'Toole wrote, in accounts carried by The Hill and Fox News. Fox News reported that the case is a class-action lawsuit filed last year by two of the thousands of migrants who have received civil penalties from the Department of Homeland Security. The Hill described the plaintiffs as migrant women who sued DHS and Secretary Markwayne Mullin and who fled to the US to escape the threat of political violence. [ 3 , 4 ]
DHS stated as recently as July 23 that it had issued more than $84 billion in civil fines to undocumented immigrants who chose not to leave the country since the start of President Trump's second term, The Hill and Fox News reported. Both outlets said they had reached out to DHS for comment; neither reported a response. The Hill wrote that it was not until Trump's first term that a presidential administration sought to impose monetary penalties under the immigration law, in a passage that was truncated in the source text. [ 3 , 4 ]
Reuters first reported the ruling on Monday evening in English and followed with a Spanish-language report early on Tuesday. The Hill and Fox News published longer accounts the following day, both quoting the judge's decision directly. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Por qué importa
The ruling preliminarily stops the collection of civil fines that had been issued to migrants with final deportation orders, according to the outlets covering the case. It is a court check on an enforcement policy the Department of Homeland Security said had produced more than $84 billion in penalties, and the underlying class-action lawsuit continues.
Datos clave
- A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration's effort to fine migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the US after final deportation orders. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- US District Judge George O'Toole ruled the administration unlawfully imposed the fines. [ 3 , 4 ]
- O'Toole found the fine notices violated the Administrative Procedure Act because they did not give specific allegations explaining why an individual's conduct warranted a penalty. [ 3 , 4 ]
- O'Toole wrote that migrants facing the fines could be pushed into insolvency, citing possible garnishment of wages, loss of vehicles and homes and federal collections lawsuits. [ 3 , 4 ]
- One plaintiff, identified as Nancy M., was fined over $1.8 million; the judge described her as a laborer working over 60 hours a week at two jobs who reported serious anxiety. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The Department of Homeland Security said as recently as July 23 that it had issued more than $84 billion in civil fines to undocumented immigrants who chose not to leave the US. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The Hill and Fox News both said they had reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment. [ 3 , 4 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration's policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the country after final deportation orders. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- US District Judge George O'Toole issued the ruling. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The judge found the administration's process for imposing the fines violated federal law. [ 3 , 4 ]
- O'Toole said migrants who had to respond to the fines were in an economically precarious position and could be pushed into insolvency. [ 3 , 4 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the Department of Homeland Security has responded to requests for comment. The Hill and Fox News each said they had reached out to DHS, but neither reported a response.
- How many migrants received the civil fines. Fox News refers to 'thousands' of migrants who received penalties, a figure not repeated by the other outlets.
- The full scope of the judge's written ruling. The Hill's article text is truncated mid-sentence, so its account of the immigration law's history is incomplete.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Reuters reports that a US judge blocked the Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million. [ 1 ]
- Reuters' Spanish-language edition carries the same ruling. [ 2 ]
- The Hill publishes a detailed account of Judge O'Toole's ruling and the plaintiffs' circumstances. [ 3 ]
- Judge George O'Toole issues the ruling on Monday, granting preliminary relief in the class-action lawsuit. [ 3 , 4 ]
- Fox News reports the ruling, citing the judge's findings and DHS's $84 billion fines figure. [ 4 ]