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A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from expanding the expedited removal of illegal immigrants, saying the risk of applying fast-track deportations in the interior of the United States is too great and could impact foreigners who aren't eligible.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C. prevents the Trump administration from using expedited removal for immigrants granted parole status.

"The Court does not cast doubt on the constitutionality of the expedited removal statute, nor on its longstanding application at the border," Cobb wrote in a 48-page opinion.

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"It merely holds that in applying the

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