Trump administration faces order to return second migrant from Salvadoran prison

Published May 6, 2025 3:41pm ET



A judge told the Trump administration on Tuesday that she is standing behind an order she gave last month requiring the government to take steps to retrieve a second man from a prison in El Salvador after deporting him there under the Alien Enemies Act.

Judge Stephanie Gallagher of Maryland said she would pause the order for two days to give the Justice Department time to appeal it, but after that, she would set a deadline for the government to comply with her demand.

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