Judge Orders the Return of a Cartel Witness Deported to Mexico Three Times After Officials Stripped His Torture Protection

Date

Aug 21, 2026

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Interim

Party

United States

Source

newsweek.com ↗

Publisher

Newsweek

Disposition

Temporary restraining order granted; court found plaintiff likely to succeed on a procedural due process claim and ordered the government to facilitate his return.

Caveat

The order came after the man had already been removed three times.

Ledger id

1995

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