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International desk: A Washington federal judge halted the deportation of a mother and daughter Thursday \u2014 but threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of court after removal proceedings began amid their appeal, the American Civil Liberties Union said.<\/p>\n
The woman and her daughter were part of a group of immigrants who had fled \u201cextreme sexual and gang violence\u201d in Central America, according to the ACLU.<\/p>\n
The rights group and the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a lawsuit on their behalf Tuesday to challenge the deportation, which prompted a hearing held Thursday.<\/p>\n
The ACLU said the judge blocked the deportation while the case was pending. But, \u201cwhile in court, we found out that the government had deported a client and her young child just hours before, putting their lives at risk,\u201d the group said in a series of tweets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis directly contradicts the government\u2019s commitment to the court that NO ONE would be removed until tomorrow at the earliest.\u201d<\/p>\n
The organization added that the judge ordered the government to \u201cturn the plane around\u201d or face potential contempt proceedings, \u201cstarting with the attorney general.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, quoted by the Washington Post, branded the situation \u201coutrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat someone seeking justice in U.S. court is spirited away while her attorneys are arguing for justice for her?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not happy about this at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
International desk: A Washington federal judge halted the deportation of a mother and daughter Thursday \u2014 but threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of court after removal proceedings began amid their appeal, the American Civil Liberties Union said. The woman and her daughter were part of a group of immigrants who had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":46362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n