Obama-appointed judge blocks key part of Trump deportation appeal overhaul

Violent gang members deported from the United States arrive in El Salvador on Saturday, March 15, 2025

An Obama-appointed judge blocked key portions of the Trump administration’s policy to restrict the appeal process for illegal immigrants facing deportation.

In a Sunday ruling, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of immigration groups that sued the Trump administration in the case of Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. Executive Office for Immigration Review.

Moss...