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Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Strip Immigrant Permits
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from stripping work permits from tens of thousands of asylum seekers and TPS holders, keeping enforcement paused as lawsuits challenge the new immigration rules tied to the 2025 Tax and Spending Act. The ruling, issued in Boston, could shape whether USCIS can implement employment and fee changes for TPS and asylum cases, with a longer-term decision due by August 5.
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About Nathaniel M. Gorton
Nathaniel Matheson Gorton is an American lawyer serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Everything about Nathaniel M. Gorton →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 25, 1938