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Lucy Campbell

Trump officials wrongly deport trans woman in violation of court order

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Officials said: ‘ICE stands ready to remedy the inadvertent removal.’ Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

The Trump administration is working to return another individual to the United States who was wrongfully deported to their home country in violation of a court order.

Officials acknowledged in a court filing last week that Britania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender woman, was “inadvertently” deported to Mexico in violation of a March court order which ruled that she was likely to face torture if she returned there.

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