Judge Orders US to Facilitate Return of Venezuelan Man Deported to El Salvador

The immigrant, who was illegally in the United States, is referred to in court documents by a pseudonym.

Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of Tren de Aragua deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters

A federal judge on April 23 ordered the U.S. government to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan native from El Salvador to the United States, ruling that the deportation of the man violated a settlement that had been reached in a class action case.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed the Venezuelan man, who is referred to in court documents by the pseudonym Cristian, to El Salvador in March, according to court filings.