Judge blocks Trump from deporting Nigerian woman under pressure to marry late husband’s brother

A U.S. judge has ordered the release of a Nigerian woman, ruling her prolonged immigration detention unlawful and unjustified.

A U.S. District Judge, Tana Lin, has ordered immigration authorities to release Nigerian woman Temitope Majekodunmi, ruling her prolonged detention was unlawful, according to Peoples Gazette.
Ms Majekodunmi, held for nine months at a Washington facility, fled Nigeria over alleged pressure to marry her late husband’s brother and circumcise her daughter.

In her May 11 ruling, Judge Lin said the detention had “become prolonged without adequate justification” and was “no longer reasonably related to removal.”
The court noted that authorities failed to show efforts to deport her, including obtaining travel documents or contacting Nigerian officials.
“Without any showing from respondent that it ever has or ever will work toward petitioner’s removal… there is no significant likelihood of removal,” the judge held.
She ordered her release within 24 hours.

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