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Lawyers say Venezuelan migrant ordered returned to US sent to home country under prisoner exchange

Lawyers say Venezuelan migrant ordered returned to US sent to home country under prisoner exchange

Toronto Star22-07-2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — Despite a judge's order calling for his return to the United States from El Salvador, a Venezuelan migrant was instead sent back to his home country in a prisoner exchange deal reached last week, an unexpected development that left his lawyers scrambling to locate him.
It marks the latest wrinkle in yet another messy court battle over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, which has repeatedly challenged the power of federal courts.
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