Overview

• ICE acknowledged that a software error in its ENFORCE system erased a key fear claim, leading to the wrongful deportation of O.C.G. to Mexico.
• O.C.G., a Guatemalan asylum seeker, had been granted withholding of removal to Guatemala in February 2025 due to persecution concerns.
• The 1st Circuit Court upheld a block on third-country deportations after U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy uncovered systemic procedural failures.
• The Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policies have faced repeated judicial pushback, including cases of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Daniel Lozano-Camargo.
• Expedited fact-finding continues to examine ICE’s procedural errors and their impact on due process rights for deported individuals.