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A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration’s plan to impose fines up to $1.8 million on illegal migrants who do not leave the country after receiving final deportation orders. Judge George O'Toole, a Clinton appointee, ruled that these fines are unlawful and would financially ruin migrants already living in economically precarious conditions. The decision affects tens of thousands of migrants who were notified last July about the new penalties, including daily fines of $998 for failing to leave the country within 30 days.
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A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from imposing fines of up to $1.8 million on illegal immigrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final deportation orders. The decision, made by Judge George O'Toole—a Bill Clinton appointee—states that these fines are unlawful and would financially devastate migrants who already live in economically precarious positions. This ruling is part of the broader effort initiated by President Trump's administration to encourage illegal immigrants to leave voluntarily through harsh penalties. DHS had previously sent notices last July to thousands of immigrants with final deportation orders, informing them about these new financial penalties. The Justice Department responded by stating they are "reviewing" the decision, but no immediate comment was provided by DHS at the time of the report.
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A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from imposing 'astronomical' fines up to $1.8 million on illegal migrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final deportation orders.
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US District Judge George O'Toole, a Bill Clinton appointee, called Trump's fines - issued to tens of thousands of migrants - unlawful in an order on Monday.
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The fines included maximum penalties of $1.8 million, which would push the migrants into financial ruin, he said.
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The judge called Trump's fines 'exorbitant' and said they would hurt migrants, who already 'live in an economically precarious position.'
DHS did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.
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DHS → call → comment
A spokesperson said DOJ is 'reviewing' the decision.
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The fines are part of the president's hard-line immigration crackdown, and the administration's broader push for migrants to 'self-deport.'
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As part of the effort, DHS sent notices last July to thousands of migrants who had final deportation orders.
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It notified them of the new financial penalties - which included daily fines of $998 - and gave them just 30 days to contest them.
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Protesters demonstrate against Trump's immigration policies in New York Ciry
The fines are part of the president's hard-line immigration crackdown, and the administration's broader push for migrants to 'self-deport'
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Then-CBP acting commander Gregory Bovino exits a convenience store of a gas station while conducting an immigration raid in Kenner, Louisiana
The plan also allowed DHS to retroactively impose fines on migrants for a period of up to five years, for a maximum of $1.8 million.
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DHS said earlier this year that it had issued more than 100,000 such fines to migrants in the US, bringing the total amount of civil fines to a whopping $84 billion.
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A group of migrants brought a class action lawsuit against DHS last November to challenge the fines.
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group → bring → fines
Lawyers for the group argued that the fines violate the Administrative Procedure Act as well as the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and other protections under the US Constitution.
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Since taking office last year, President Donald Trump and his administration have prioritized a sweeping immigration crackdown.
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To date, they have revoked hundreds of thousands of visas for migrants and green card holders authorized to live and work temporarily in the US, and have ended so-called 'TPS,' or Temporary Protected Status designations for most countries.
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Trump has also sought to end so-called 'birthright citizenship' protections for babies born on US soil via multiple executive orders, despite Supreme Court's rejection of the effort earlier this year.
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