Officials admit ‘inadvertent removal’ after court ruled Britania Uriostegui Rios should not be sent to Mexico
The Trump administration is working to return another individual to the United States who was wrongfully deported to their home country in violation of a court order.
Officials acknowledged in a court filing last week that Britania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender woman, was “inadvertently” deported to Mexico in violation of a March court order which ruled that she was likely to face torture if she returned there.
The administration is working to bring Uriostegui Rios back to the US from Tijuana while it looks for an alternative country to deport her to. Uriostegui Rios is also suing to force the administration to release her from custody when she returns to the US.
The Nevada resident, who has a criminal record, lost her lawful permanent resident status in 2023 after pleading guilty to a felony assault with a deadly weapon. She received a suspended criminal sentence and was then placed in deportation proceedings, where an immigration judge ordered her deportation earlier this year.
