Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish directed federal authorities to bring Federico Reyes Vasquez back to Utah within 21 days, with DHS required to provide or fund transportation and arrange housing.
- Parrish also ordered a status report within 10 days as the court oversees compliance and restores the case to its pre-deportation posture.
- Reyes Vasquez was removed to Mexico on Dec. 23, one day after Parrish barred his deportation, and government lawyers have acknowledged the removal violated her order.
- ICE filings say removal personnel were unaware of the court’s directive, and the agency has told counsel it will coordinate his return.
- The case highlights due process and communication failures cited by his attorney, who says ICE’s public inquiry line is disabled, and it echoes prior court-ordered returns such as the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.