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Coverage of Department of Homeland Security from Six State Signal.

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A curved brick and glass building sits on a waterfront in front of glass office towers, with sailboats and a small motorboat on the harbor. — 2024 file photo: The John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse on Fan Pier in Boston, seen from Central Wharf on Sept. 15, 2024. U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. sits in the courthouse. Credit: 4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Boston judge stays rule behind immigration fines, including one over $1.8 million

U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr.'s Sept. 30 order pauses the 2025 rule and all fines issued under it while the lawsuit continues. It is not a final ruling on whether the rule is lawful.

Published Oct 8, 2026