Trump admin put on tight deadline to provide updates about man 'wrongfully' removed to El Salvador
Source: Law & Crime
Jun 6th, 2025, 11:20 am
A federal judge has set out a firm timeline for President Donald Trump’s administration to provide updates on a “wrongfully” deported man’s status in being returned to the United States. U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland Stephanie Gallagher ordered the administration to supply answers every week regarding a man under the pseudonym “Christian” jailed in El Salvador — requiring federal officials to act in “good faith” or face sanctions.
“Beginning on Friday, June 6, 2025, and continuing each Friday thereafter until further order of this Court, Defendants should file a weekly status report on or before noon ET in the form of a declaration by an individual with personal knowledge,” Gallagher wrote in an order concerning “Christian” — who has been identified by Politico as Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan man who was living in Maryland before he was deported to El Salvador.
In May, Gallagher ruled that Lozano-Camargo was “wrongfully” deported in violation of a legal settlement agreement meant to keep him in the U.S. while his pending asylum claim was litigated with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Now, a month later, the judge is demanding updates, with each ordered status report needing to contain the following: Lozano-Camargo’s physical location and who is supervising him, what steps have been taken to “facilitate” his return, and what the plan is to further do so. She has allowed the man’s attorneys to request discovery within a week, although she has limited the number and types of requests Lozano-Camargo’s lawyers may submit.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-admin-put-on-tight-deadline-to-provide-updates-about-man-wrongfully-removed-to-el-salvador-or-face-possible-sanctions/
Full headline: Trump admin put on tight deadline to provide updates about man ‘wrongfully’ removed to El Salvador — or face possible sanctions
This is a different case and is unrelated to Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Link to ORDER (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25965310-judge-gallagher-order/
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25965310/judge-gallagher-order.pdf
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