After apologizing to a federal court and showing up unprepared for the hearing in the case of an MS-13 gang member who was deported to El Salvador’s jail, a top DOJ immigration lawyer was placed on indefinite leave on Saturday.
Following his deportation to El Salvador’s infamous CECOT jail, a federal court on Friday ordered the Trump Administration to bring an accused MS-13 gang member back to the United States.
Paula Xinis, an Obama appointment and US District Judge of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, ordered the Salvadoran gang member’s repatriation by midnight on Monday.
Politico reports that Judge Paula Xinis told a Justice Department attorney, “This was an illegal act.” “You did it even though Congress told you you couldn’t.”
The Trump Administration deported a “Maryland father” with protected legal status to El Salvador’s CECOT jail, according to a narrative published last week by false news outlets.
During Friday’s hearing, the DOJ immigration attorney apologized to the court many times for the acts of the Trump Administration.
