U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana refuted ICE’s argument that the mother had intended for the girl to be deported with her to Honduras.
While the girl’s father’s attorneys maintained that he wanted the girl to stay in the United States with him.
“We have a strong suspicion that the Government deported a U.S. citizen without any meaningful process,” Doughty said in a Friday ruling, setting a hearing for May 16.
During a check-in visit at an ICE office in New Orleans on Tuesday, the pregnant Honduran-born mother.
The 2-year-old child, and her 11-year-old Honduran-born sister were all arrested on a pending deportation order, according to attorneys. Baton Rouge was where the family called home.
While the woman was flying on a deportation plane on Friday, Doughty called government lawyers to talk with her.
