A Guatemalan man, identified as OCG, who was deported to Mexico despite fearing persecution, has been flown back to the US on Wednesday after a judge ordered his return. US district judge Brian Murphy found the deportation lacked 'due process' and was based on erroneous information from the US Department of Justice, which had falsely claimed OCG was not afraid of being sent to Mexico. OCG, who is gay, had applied for asylum in the US last year after experiencing homophobic violence in Guatemala.
Guatemalan man deported to Mexico flown back to US after judge’s orders
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️A Guatemalan man, identified as OCG, who was deported to Mexico despite fearing persecution, has been flown back to the US on Wednesday after a judge ordered his return. US district judge Brian Murphy found the deportation lacked 'due process' and was based on erroneous information from the US Department of Justice, which had falsely claimed OCG was not afraid of being sent to Mexico. OCG, who is gay, had applied for asylum in the US last year after experiencing homophobic violence in Guatemala.
Trending- 1 OCG applied for asylum in the US last year
- 2 OCG was deported to Mexico two months ago
- 3 Judge Murphy issued a court order last month finding the deportation lacked due process
- 4 Trump administration filed a court document on May 28 admitting to an 'error'
- 5 OCG was flown back to the US on Wednesday
- OCG returned to the United States
- US Department of Justice admitted to an error in their information
- Highlights issues with due process in immigration cases
What: A Guatemalan man (identified as OCG) was flown back to the US after being wrongfully deported to Mexico; a US district judge ordered his return due to lack of 'due process' and erroneous information from the US Department of Justice.
When: Wednesday (flown back to US); last month (judge's court order); 28 May (Trump administration court filing); two months ago (deported to Mexico); last year (applied for asylum).
Where: US (return destination); Mexico (deported to); Boston, Massachusetts (judge's location); Guatemala (origin country, where he lived in hiding).
Why: OCG feared persecution (alleged rape, kidnapping, homophobic violence) in Mexico and Guatemala; his deportation lacked due process; the US Department of Justice's claim that he was not afraid of return to Mexico was based on erroneous information.
How: US district judge Brian Murphy ordered OCG's return after the US Department of Justice admitted to an 'error' in their information regarding OCG's fear of return.