A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump
administration to expedite the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man who was
deported to El Salvador.
Trump-nominated U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher
issued an order Wednesday alleging that the man's deportation violated a
previous court agreement, Newsweek reported.
This court ruling marks the second time a judge has ordered
the Trump administration to assist in the repatriation of an immigrant deported
to El Salvador. This comes after authorities deported more than 200
undocumented immigrants in March, alleging they belonged to gangs.
A class-action lawsuit was filed in 2019 on behalf of
immigrants who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors. They sued
the government to have their asylum claims heard while they were still in the
country, and the parties reached a settlement in 2024.