A federal judge has launched a scathing attack on the Trump administration for deporting a Guatemalan man in violation of a prior immigration court ruling, calling the removal "blatant lawlessness."

David C. Guaderrama, a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, ordered the government on December 5 to return Faustino Pablo Pablo to the United States by December 12. The judge also demanded daily updates on efforts to bring him back.

Newsweek has contacted the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.

Why It Matters

The ruling highlights a recurring pattern in which the Trump administration has deported individuals despite existing legal protections, sometimes putting them at risk of persecution or torture.

Courts have repeatedly fla

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