Immigration Court

A federal court blocked a series of Trump administration-era changes to immigration court procedures, which, according to critics, made it harder for noncitizens to fight deportation orders.

Immigrants who entered the United States illegally wait to board a plane for a deportation flight to El Salvador by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court blocked a series of Trump administration-era changes to immigration court procedures, which, according to critics, made it harder for noncitizens to fight deportation orders.

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