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Judge orders Trump administration to return deported asylum-seeker
A federal judge found the Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of court orders protecting asylum seekers.
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A federal judge found the Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of court orders protecting asylum seekers. A federal judge found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador twice in violation of three court orders and ordered his…
Judge finds Trump administration in contempt
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher found the Trump administration in contempt on Friday for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders.
The man was deported twice
The asylum-seeker, identified in court documents as E.L.A., was wrongfully deported to El Salvador twice, his country of feared persecution, according to court documents.
He returned voluntarily, then deported again
After his first deportation, E.L.A. voluntarily boarded a plane on August seven to return to the U.S., submitted himself to immigration custody, and endured weeks of detention only to be wrongfully removed a second time.
At least 107 protected people were deported
At least one hundred seven people protected by a two thousand nineteen class-action settlement were removed under final deportation orders before their asylum claims were decided, including fifty four confirmed class members.
Judge orders government to return him
Judge Gallagher ordered the government to return E.L.A. to the U.S. and to refrain from executing any removal orders against him until his asylum case is fully processed.
Update due by October second
The court order requires both parties to provide an update on E.L.A.'s return to the U.S. by October second. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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A federal judge found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador twice in violation of three court orders and ordered his return.
