Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo
NYT > World News·May 14, 2026
A US judge has ordered the government to return a 55-year-old Colombian woman who was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ruling was made after the judge determined that the Trump administration likely violated the law by sending her to the African country, which had refused to accept her. The deportation was deemed unlawful due to the Congo's refusal to take the woman. The judge's decision is an unusual one, highlighting the complexities of US deportation policies.
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