A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return to the US a Colombian woman who was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, even after the African country refused to accept her. Judge Richard J. Leon of the US District Court for DC ordered the return of Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55, as soon as possible and ordered the Trump administration to provide a status update by 5 p.m. Friday on steps taken to facilitate her return. The case is a rare instance of a federal judge ordering the return of a migrant deported under President Donald Trumpâs sweeping immigration crackdown and comes as the administration faces backlash over its âthird countryâ deportation policy, which deports immigrants to countries they have no ties to. Trump administrationâs âthird countryâ deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules Quiroz Zapata was first placed into Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after entering the US in August 2024, according to a court document shared by her lawyer, Lauren OâNeal. Quiroz Zapata had told The New York Times in an interview from the DRC that she fled Colombia to escape her former partner, a man tied to the Colombian na
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The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children In late January, the Trump administration was planning a war in Iran, weighing possible airstrikes and staging aircraft carriers and…
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The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children In late January, the Trump administration was planning a war in Iran, weighing possible airstrikes and staging…
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Read original at Fox News →Two months into his new role, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin finds himself trying to solve a puzzle: How does he deliver on the deportation mandate expected of him by President Donald Trump, while avoiding…
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Read original at The Guardian →ICE arrests and deportations often get most of the attention. But another side to the Trump administrationâs crackdown is largely flying under the radar. âTheyâve slashed legal immigration for families. Theyâve…
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Read original at The Guardian →A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return to the US a Colombian woman who was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, even after the African country refused to accept her. Judge…
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The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children In late January, the Trump administration was planning a war in Iran, weighing possible airstrikes and staging aircraft carriers and…
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View source →Two months into his new role, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin finds himself trying to solve a puzzle: How does he deliver on the deportation mandate expected of him by President Donald Trump, while avoiding some of the same…
View source →Exclusive: Body-cam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrest Newly released body-camera footage shows US immigration officers stopping a van of farm workers in…
View source →ICE arrests and deportations often get most of the attention. But another side to the Trump administrationâs crackdown is largely flying under the radar. âTheyâve slashed legal immigration for families. Theyâve slashed legal…
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