US judge orders return of second migrant deported to El Salvador
- A Trump-appointed federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a Venezuelan man named Christian, stating his deportation violated a court settlement.
- Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher ruled that Christian should not have been deported due to a pending asylum application.
- Gallagher ordered the government to request El Salvador to release Christian for transport back to the U.S. To await his asylum claim's adjudication.
- The ruling highlights legal conflicts between the Trump administration and federal courts regarding immigration disputes and compliance with court orders.
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Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Return of 20-Year-Old Venezuelan from Salvadoran Prison
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan immigrant who was among the group of over 200 transferred from the United States to El Salvador in March. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, who was appointed by Trump, said his expulsion from the U.S. violated a previous court settlement that protected him from removal while his asylum case was pending. The asylum seeker, who’s…
Maryland judge orders return of another man she says was wrongly sent to El Salvador prison
A Baltimore-based judge is ordering the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old man from El Salvador — an order similar to an earlier one directing the government to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to Maryland. In a 19-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher said the administration breached a 2024 settlement agreement with a Venezuelan man by sending him to an El Salvador prison while he had a pending asylum …

Judge orders Trump administration to facilitate return of second deported man
(The Hill) -- A federal judge in Maryland ordered the return of a second man deported by the Trump administration to a Salvadoran prison, saying his removal violated a court settlement she approved in 2019. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, ordered the return of a Venezuelan man referred to in court documents only as Cristian, while blocking the administration from removing anyone else protected by the settlement. Galla…
US judge orders return of second migrant deported to El Salvador - West Hawaii Today
A federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to facilitate the return of a second man sent to a prison in El Salvador back to the United States, saying his deportation violated a court settlement.
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