A federal judge in Detroit issued a sweeping order Monday protecting more than 1,400 Iraqis from deportation while he determines whether his court has jurisdiction over the issue. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith took a decision from last week, which affected 114 mostly Iraqi Christians rounded up in the Detroit area, and stretched it across the U.S. for the next 14 days. The U.S. government said 1,444 Iraqis are under deportation orders nationwide, though most are not in custody. The Justice Department insists a U.S. District Court judge doesn't have jurisdiction in the immigration matter. It's the government that is hurrying these people toward deportation," Margo Schlanger, attorney for the Iraqi immigrants, told the judge.

Source: Fox News June 27, 2017 03:33 UTC