Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish directed federal authorities to bring Federico Reyes Vasquez back from central Mexico within 21 days.
- The order requires the government to provide transportation or funding for travel, arrange housing upon his return, and allows his attorneys to seek related costs.
- ICE acknowledged the Dec. 23 removal violated the Dec. 22 no-removal order and said it will coordinate with his counsel to facilitate his return.
- The court set a 10-day deadline for a government status report as proceedings continue in the District of Utah.
- Reyes Vasquez’s family filed a habeas petition after failing to get information from ICE, with his lawyer pointing to a disabled inquiry line and citing similar recent cases flagged by courts.