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‘Wrongfully deported’: Guatemalan man returned to US after court orders Trump administration to comply; DHS slams ‘activist’ judge

A Guatemalan citizen was returned to the United States on Wednesday following a judicial order requiring the Trump administration to facilitate his reentry after being wrongfully deported to Mexico, despite his expressed fears of persecution there. This case represents the first successful return of a migrant following several similar judicial directives to the Trump administration.On […]

‘Lacked any semblance of due process’: Judge orders Trump administration to help return deported Guatemalan man

A military aircraft waits for migrants to board from a bus at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man who was deported to Mexico despite raising fears of persecution there, a move the court said likely violated […]

UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor’s office using criminal law to pursue opponents | World News

GUATEMALA CITY: A United Nations expert warned Friday at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defence attorneys, journalists and others.Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, travelled the country meeting with judges, lawyers, lawmakers and others, […]