In late March, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting individuals to countries other than their country of origin unless they are first allowed to explain that it would jeopardize their safety.
Despite the ruling by U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy suspending such removals, four people were deported to El Salvador while two others were deported to Mexico, an action that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims was done by the Defense Department instead.
