Hundreds who came to the U.S. seeking asylum were secretly held in hotels for days, often with little or no paper trail.
Immigration
Immigrant rights groups said the administration is trying to “suppress the count and rig the census for partisan gain.”
ICE reports more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for COVID and at least three have died.
The states are joined by a separate lawsuit seeking to block the action, filed last week by Harvard and MIT.
The Trump administration has separated more than 5,000 children from their families at the border.
Calls are growing to grant permanent status to immigrants risking their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Undocumented immigrant survivors of violence could be waiting up to a decade to receive a U visa.
The Friday ruling said the administration’s efforts to redirect Pentagon funds violated the Constitution.
The Trump administration won a major victory with the ruling that will adversely affect many asylum seekers.
Advocates say the Trump administration is using COVID-19 as an excuse to pursue a harsh nativist agenda.