US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

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A U.S. judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed fines of up to $1.8 million against migrants. The Department of Homeland Security previously said it had issued more than 103,000 such fines, totaling about $84 billion, since Trump returned to office in 2024.

As recently as July, the Department of Homeland Security said it had issued more than 103,000 fines to migrants amounting to about $84 billion in total since President Trump returned to the White House in 2024