A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration's deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.

The panel said that while further argument was needed, lawyers for the migrants would likely succeed in their claims that the Venezuelans had been denied due process.

Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old lawful permanent resident who came to the U.S. as a child, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved to deport her after she was arrested March 5.

A federal judge New York has ruled that a Columbia University student who is facing potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for

The Trump administration said Yunseo Chung's presence in the U.S. hinders its foreign policy agenda, according to the lawsuit.