A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to “facilitate” the return of a Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador, marking the second time the government has been directed to secure the release of an immigrant imprisoned in that country’s jails.
Maryland District Judge Stephanie Gallagher — who was appointed by Trump in 2019 — found that the government’s removal of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man named in court documents as “Cristian” violated a court settlement intended to protect young immigrants who have pending asylum claims.
