General Discussion

She said that law focused on people who illegally crossed the border and providing a means to remove them on an expedited basis, not individuals who were granted permission to enter the United States under a grant of parole.

"What you're prioritizing is not people coming over the border but the people who followed the rules," Talwani said.

But she said she found the administration's rationale for revoking the status of people already in the country lawfully confusing and said she would work to get an order out urgently pausing the Federal Register notice.