A wrongly deported Guatemalan man has been returned to the United States, marking the first time the Trump administration has brought back a deportee based on a judge’s order.
The man, who was wrongly deported to Mexico, was returned to the U.S. on Wednesday, according to his lawyer.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the Trump administration to “take all immediate steps” to return O.C.G.
O.C.G., according to court documents, illegally entered the U.S. in March 2024 and was deported.
was sent to Mexico, authorities removed him to Guatemala, where he said he had to remain in hiding until his return, according to court filings.
For the first time, the Trump administration has returned a deportee to the United States on a judge’s order after a Guatemalan man was wrongfully deported.
The man who was mistakenly sent to Mexico was brought back to the United States. S. . his attorney said on Wednesday.
the man’s return, who was named as O in court documents. A. G. represents the first time a deportee has been brought back to the United States by the Trump administration during a broad immigration crackdown. A. following a judge’s order to return.
The previous month, U. S. . The Trump administration must “take all immediate steps” to return O, according to District Judge Brian Murphy’s order. C. The G. court documents that state that he was “placed on a bus and sent to Mexico,” where he claimed to have been raped and held for ransom in the past.
Oh. A. G. . Court documents state that they entered the United States illegally. S. . and was deported in March 2024. He later returned to the United States. Oh. C. G. . was granted a withholding of removal to Mexico after he testified during immigration proceedings that he was terrified of being sent there.
O. was determined by Judge Murphy. C. G. . was likely to prove that “there was no semblance of due process in his removal.”. “.
“No one has ever proposed that O. C. The G. presents a risk to security of any kind. “In his May order, Murphy stated. “In general, this case only involves the banal horror of a man being forcibly placed onto a bus and returned to a nation where he was allegedly just raped and abducted; there are no unique facts or legal circumstances involved. “.”.
Following O. A. G. according to court documents, after being sent to Mexico, authorities took him to Guatemala, where he claimed he had to stay in hiding until he returned.
