Trump-appointed judge orders return of Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador
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Judge Orders Return of Deported Venezuelan Asylum Seeker
Above: Soldiers guarding the entrance at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, in San Vicente, El Salvador on April 4, 2025. Image copyright: Alex Pena/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Activist judges must get out of the way and let the Trump administration continue to execute the popular mass deportation plans it was elected to carry out. Democrats see an electoral advantage to allowing mass illegal migration to the United States, but the American public knows Trump is on the right track by eliminating these criminals from within U.S. borders.
Democratic narrative
Aside from court rulings forbidding the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act as an excuse for mass deportations, Lozano-Camargo is part of a specific group of asylum seekers who were promised protection by the U.S. government in a legal settlement. This Trump-appointed judge is right to demand Lozano-Camargo's return to America to maintain the integrity of the system.