A federal judge in Maryland found the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in contempt of court on Sep. 25, ruling that it violated three orders she issued blocking the deportation of an illegal immigrant from El Salvador.
Meanwhile, the government said in a court filing that the deportee, identified only by the initials “E.L.A.,” doesn’t want to return to the United States.
“Defendants confirmed that they would place E.L.A. on a flight from El Salvador to the United States and maintain that there are multiple such flights weekly,” DHS said in a court filing, adding that it “cannot compel E.L.A. to avail himself of the proffered relief.”…