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US judge bars Trump from deporting immigration activist

A US judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from deporting an immigration activist whose detention in Colorado this week outraged state Democrats and immigration rights advocates.

US District Judge Nina Wang ruled that the 53-year-old Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican national who made headlines during President Donald Trump's first term by moving into a church to avoid deportation, cannot be moved out of Colorado without further court action.

The judge has, therefore, scheduled a hearing on March 28.

According to a post on X from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Vizguerra was arrested in Denver on Monday.

She has filed petitions in both federal district court and a US appeals court challenging her detention order as invalid.

The Trump administration has implemented a wide-ranging immigration crackdown since he took office in January, following a campaign in which he vowed to institute mass deportations and sharply reduce illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border.

Vizguerra's arrest prompted a protest outside the ICE facility where she is being held.

Meanwhile, several Colorado Democrats have criticized her detention, noting that she has several children who are US citizens and has never been accused of a violent crime.

“This is Soviet-style political persecution of political dissidents under the guise of immigration enforcement.

“This is a mom of American citizens who works at Target and has started a community non-profit,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said following the arrest.

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