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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson and Alex Woodward

‘Banal horror’: Judge orders Trump administration to return Guatemalan rape survivor ‘wrongfully’ deported to Mexico

A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to return a Guatemalan man who was “wrongfully” deported to Mexico.

The man, referred to as “O.C.G” in court documents, says he fled Guatemala in April 2024. While passing through Mexico, he says he was raped, targeted for being gay and held prisoner until his sister paid a ransom. Now, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy says he must be returned to the U.S.

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