The judge Terry A. Doughtyfrom the Federal District Court in Louisiana, he expressed concern this Friday for the Deportation of a 2 -year -old American girl, identified as VML, to Honduras with her mother.
In a court order, Doughty said the government acted “Without a significant process”And against the wishes of the child’s father, who presented an emergency request to avoid expulsion, the New York Times reported.
The magistrate, appointed by Trump, questioned the arguments of the Department of Justice, who defended deportation by stating that the mother wanted to take the girl. “The court does not know“, Doughty wrote, who warned that” it is illegal and unconstitutional to deport an American citizen. “He set an audience for May 16 to investigate the case.
Case exposes tensions in migratory policies of Trump
This episode adds to a series of legal controversies on the accelerated deportations of the Trump administration. SEIS federal judges already blocked attempts to expel Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under a statute of war times. In addition, the government faces criticism for deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garciaa Salvadoran resident in Maryland, and refuse to repatriate it.
According to judicial documents, VML accompanied his mother, Jenny Carolina López Villelaand his older sister to a immigration appointment in New Orleans when they were arrested by ICE. López Villela was scheduled for accelerated deportation on Friday. The Department of Justice said the mother “wanted to keep the girl’s custody” and take her with him.
Father denounces irregularities in deportation
In a petition presented on Thursday, VML’s father said that, during a call with López Villela, he heard cries and children. According to the document, He reminded him that “his daughter was a American citizen and could not be deported”. He also tried to give him the number of a lawyer, but agents interrupted communication.
The petition, presented by Trish Mack (Temporary custody of the girl), described the arrest of VML as an act that “lacks any legal base and violates its rights to due process.” He demanded his “immediate release” in custody of Mack, who hoped to take her home.
Doughty revealed that he tried to contact López Villela at noon to examine his “consent and custody rights” and thus stop deportation. However, a lawyer from the Department of Justice informed 1:06 PM that the mother and her daughters had already been “released in Honduras.”
The magistrate confirmed that the plane was “about the Gulf of Mexico” during his investigation. Meanwhile, the White House and the Department of National Security did not respond to requests for comments.
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