injunction
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Mr. Ahmed, a British citizen, is also a U.S. legal permanent resident, and a federal judge has issued an injunction barring his deportation or detention.
Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld the injunction on the second basis without deciding the first.
Two other projects, Empire Wind and Revolution Wind, also won preliminary injunctions to resume construction this week.
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Dominion shares rose 1.3% on Friday in response to news it won a preliminary injunction allowing work to go ahead.
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In a one-page order, Lamberth wrote that Revolution Wind was likely to succeed in underlying litigation, faced "irreparable harm" without an injunction, and the venture's request was "in the public interest."
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