A federal court on Sunday halted the Donald Trump administration’s attempt to transfer three Venezuelan immigrants, detained in New Mexico, to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Earlier that day, the men’s lawyers argued in a legal filing that the detainees “fit the profile” of those the administration had targeted for transfer to Guantanamo.

The filing also stated that they were “Venezuelan men detained in the El Paso area with (false) charges of connections with the Tren de Aragua gang,” CNN reported.

The lawyers urged a US District Court in New Mexico to block the transfer, arguing that the “uncertainty” surrounding the detainees’ legal rights and access to lawyers warranted an injunction.

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