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Judge Blocks Trump's Texas Deportation of Iranian Family

5/20/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump invoked a little-used immigration provision to revoke the green cards of a family related to former Iranian hostage-crisis official Masoumeh Ebtekar and detained them in a Texas facility.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the family’s deportation.
Immigration lawyers and the National Immigration Law Center argue the provision raises constitutional concerns and is used to silence political opponents.

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U.S. President Donald Trump invoked a little-used immigration provision to revoke the green cards of a family related to former Iranian hostage-crisis official Masoumeh Ebtekar and detained them in a Texas facility.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the family’s deportation.
Immigration lawyers and the National Immigration Law Center argue the provision raises constitutional concerns and is used to silence political opponents.