"The Trump administration has made a rare admission of guilt in the fraught case of a Mexican trans woman they deported back to her home country, in violation of a court order that stated she'd likely face torture there. Nevada resident Britania Uriostegui Rios lost her status as a lawful permanent U.S. resident in 2023, after pleading guilty to a charge of felony assault with a deadly weapon. She received a suspended criminal sentence and was placed in deportation proceedings in March."
"Homeland Security has been trying to deport her ever since. But the judge in her immigration case barred the Trump administration from sending Uriostegui Rios to Mexico, finding a likelihood she'd be tortured or killed as a result of her transgender status, reports. Despite the order, lawyers for the woman say that she was abruptly transported from Louisiana to Texas without warning on November 11, and then sent on a bus to Mexico."
Britania Uriostegui Rios lost lawful permanent resident status in 2023 after pleading guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon, receiving a suspended sentence and entering deportation proceedings. A judge barred removal to Mexico, finding she likely would be tortured or killed because she is transgender. Despite that order, federal authorities transported her from Louisiana to Texas on November 11 and sent her on a bus to Mexico. The Justice Department later acknowledged the removal as inadvertent and said ICE would allow voluntary reentry. The Department of Homeland Security is negotiating third-country arrangements while her lawyers seek to prevent her return to ICE custody.
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