US EditionMan deported to Laos despite court order blocking his removal, attorneys say
Chanthila Souvannarath, with a substantial claim to U.S. citizenship, was deported despite a federal court order, amid a surge of over 21,000 detainees processed at Louisiana facilities, the New York Times reported.
- ICE deported Chanthila Souvannarath, a 44-year-old Louisiana lockup detainee with a substantial claim to US citizenship, to Laos despite a court order blocking his removal.
- Souvannarath received lawful permanent residence in the US as a baby and met the requirements for derivative citizenship through his naturalized father, according to a court order.
- The ACLU said Souvannarath, who has never been to Laos, was sent there amid Trump's push for mass detentions and deportations of immigrants.
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Washington, Oct 28 (EFE).- A man living in Alabama was deported to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his expulsion from the country while his potential U.S. citizenship was being analyzed, his lawyers reported Tuesday. According to court documents, federal judge Shelly Dick had ordered last week the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) to keep Chanthila “Shawn” Souvannaraath, 44, in the United States while reviewing what she d…
Immigration officials deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite an order from a federal court blocking his expulsion from the United States on the grounds that he is entitled to citizenship, men’s lawyers said on Tuesday. District federal judge Shelly Dick last week ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) to keep Chanthila “Shawn” Souvannaraath, 44, in the United States while presenting what the judge called her “…
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NolaFrom 'Louisiana Lockup' to Laos: ICE removed potential citizen despite judge's order, ACLU says
Despite a court order blocking his removal, ICE has sent a 44-year-old Louisiana Lockup detainee with a “substantial claim” to American citizenship to Laos, where he is in custody, the Louisiana American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday.
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