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Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US
Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’ A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo , after she was deported to the African country that had refused to accept her. The deportation of Adriana María Quiroz Zapata “was likely illegal”, the US district judge Richard Leon ruled on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US, Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’ A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo , after she was deported to the African country that had refused to accept her. The deportation of Adriana María Quiroz Zapata “was likely illegal”, the US district judge Richard Leon ruled on Wednesday. Continue reading…
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- Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the USThe Guardian - 2026-05-14T18:49:23+00:00
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