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Judge Presses Trump Admin To Return Venezuelan Deported To El Salvador After Country Says U.S. Holds Legal Custody Of Detainees

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A federal judge is pressing the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Venezuelan deportee whose removal from the country violated a previous court settlement.

Concretely, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, from Maryland, asked the administration to explain why it claims that diplomatic discussions with El Salvador are needed for that purpose, considering that the country's government recently said that legal custody of Venezuelan deportees fell under the U.S.'s purview.

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