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Anna Betts

Ice blames ‘error’ for deportation of man with protected legal status

guards stand outside a prison
The CECOT mega-prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on 26 March 2025. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged on Monday in court documents that a Maryland man with protected status was deported to El Salvador and blamed an “administrative error”.

The administration also said it is unable to bring him back because US courts lack jurisdiction now that he is in Salvadoran custody.

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