Afederal judge in Maryland has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, who was appointed by Trump, issued an order on Wednesday stating that the man’s removal violated a previous court settlement.
Why It Matters
The court order marks the second time a judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of an immigrant deported to El Salvador. It follows the removal of more than 200 illegal immigrants in March that the government said were suspected gang members.
In March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador due to what the Department of Homeland Security later admitted was an “administrative error,” prompting strong backlash.
What To Know
A class action lawsuit was filed in 2019 on behalf of immigrants who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors. They sued the government to have their asylum applications heard while they remained in the country, and the parties later settled in 2024.
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