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Boston-based Judge Burroughs wrote in Wednesday's ruling: "The Court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders and Termination Letters as violative of the First Amendment."

At a hearing on Wednesday Judge Murphy said the Department of Homeland Security's attempts to deport the men "are unquestionably violative of this court's order", according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

He said the actions were “unquestionably violative of this court’s order.”

Gen. Rob Bonta said Norwalk’s actions have been “brazenly and defiantly violative of the law,” and cited the city’s lumping homeless shelters in with the other businesses as especially problematic.

YouTube told the BBC in a statement that animal abuse had "no place" on the platform and the company was "working hard to quickly remove violative content".