A federal judge has denied a request to block the potential "cruel" deportation of two Laotian immigrant grandparents who are facing removal over decades-old drug convictions, according to court filings. U.S. District Judge Tana Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled on April 17 that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant the relief requested, which sought to prevent immigration authorities from detaining and deporting the pair without extended advance notice

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