A judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out.

The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January.

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.

Some people who were detained earlier this week have been transported to Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado.

If crime victims won't come into the courthouse, or witnesses won't come into the courthouse because they fear being arrested by ICE, it raises serious questions about the state court's ability to function,

The Miami-based firm has a history of delicately and adeptly handling complex immigration appeals, asylum claims, and federal litigation. The firm’s lead immigration attorney, Ira Kurzban, is a nationally recognized leader in immigration law, having authored one of the most authoritative texts on the subject: Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook.

The order prevents students from being arrested, detained or transported based on their legal status until their case is resolved.

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it had filed a lawsuit against four New Jersey cities, accusing them of being so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and obstructing federal immigration agents,