ALBUQUERQUE, NM— A federal court has blocked the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of origin.

Albuquerque, NM — Yesterday, Federal District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the US District Court for the District of Southern California granted the ACLU’s motion for a nationwide preliminary junction in Ms. L v. ICE, barring the administration from continuing its cruel policy of family separation.