US judge mandates reversal of wrongful Guatemalan deportation
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In a striking judicial decision, a federal court ordered the Trump administration to correct an egregious deportation error involving a gay Guatemalan man mistakenly sent to Mexico despite clear fears of persecution. Labeled as a bureaucratic horror by officials, the ruling spotlights critical flaws in deportation protocols, prompting urgent remedial action.
A judge previously ruled that the man should not be returned to Guatemala due to his fears of persecution.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to facilitate the return of a gay Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there, after officials acknlowledged an error in his case.
Murphy, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, called the case a "horror."
The U.S. deported a Guatemalan man to Mexico while he was seeking asylum for fear of being harmed in those countries, court documents said.
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