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Judge finds Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting asylum-seeker

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A federal judge on Friday found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ordered the government to return the man -- identified in court documents as E.L.A. -- to the U.S. and to "refrain" from executing any removal orders against him until his asylum case is fully processed.

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