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US court halts deportation of food delivery worker wounded by immigration agents
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a gig economy worker who was shot by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a weekend enforcement action. The worker was transferred from hospital care directly to immigration detention.
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A US federal judge has issued an order preventing the deportation of a food delivery driver who sustained gunshot wounds during an ICE enforcement action on Sunday. The injunction effectively halts removal proceedings against the worker, at least temporarily, pending further legal proceedings.
According to court records, the individual was shot during the immigration operation and subsequently hospitalized. Upon discharge from medical care, rather than being released, the worker was taken into custody and transferred to an immigration detention facility.
The judicial decision marks a significant development in the case, as it protects the worker from immediate removal while legal challenges to the deportation order proceed. Immigration advocates have highlighted the case as raising concerns about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the detention practices that followed.
The case underscores ongoing tensions between immigration enforcement agencies and immigrant workers, particularly those in the gig economy sector. Legal representatives are expected to continue challenging the deportation order in coming weeks as the matter moves through the federal court system.