Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish directed federal authorities to bring Federico Reyes Vasquez back to the United States within 21 days.
- The order requires the administration to fund or arrange his travel, coordinate housing on arrival, and file a status update with the court.
- ICE acknowledged in filings it did not see the Dec. 22 no-removal order before carrying out the Dec. 23 deportation.
- Government lawyers told the court on Dec. 31 that the removal violated Parrish’s order and that efforts to facilitate his return are underway.
- Court documents note Reyes Vasquez is in central Mexico and may lack funds to return, and his family’s habeas petition detailed difficulties obtaining information from ICE, including a disconnected inquiry line.