A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge’s order at the time. But the U.S. put him on a bus and sent him to Mexico instead, a removal that U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy found likely “lacked any semblance of due process.”

Mexico has since returned him to Guatemala, where he is in hiding, according to court documents. An earlier court proceeding that determined the man, identified by the initials O.C.G., risked persecution or torture if returned to Guatemala, but he also feared returning to Mexico. He presented evidence of being raped and held for ransom there while seeking asylum in the U.S.

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      Until the Donvict “discovers” or “creates” this word, “facilitate” will be both meaningless and not worthy of attention. Contrast with “groceries” and “equalize.” See also “moronic.”

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      Didn’t they just pass the bill that the executive branch doesn’t have to follow court orders? Which is basically what they have been doing all along, but now it’s legal.

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        House passed it. Doubtful that this senate will pass it. Senate still has some people looking out for themselves and knowing that cutting Medicare/Medicaid to the levels in this bill is a death sentence to their campaigns. For instance, see Sen. Hawley’s opposition to it (and Hawley is otherwise a huge POS).