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District Judge Paul Oetken has issued a temporary order blocking the deportation of Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican national shot by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an arrest attempt in the Bronx.
The ruling, contained in a two-page order, prohibits federal authorities from removing Belgal from the United States without a separate court order while his petition challenging his detention remains pending.
Oetken, an Obama appointee, also barred agencies from transferring Belgal to any facility outside the Southern or Eastern Districts of New York or the District of New Jersey without prior judicial approval.
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