Legal Framework

American Convention on Human Rights — Article 22(8)

Establishes the Inter-American non-refoulement principle, prohibiting deportation or return to any country where a person's life or freedom is endangered due to race, nationality, religion, social status, or political opinions.

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Pattern of Wrongful Deportations: US Citizens and Protected Individuals Removed Despite Court Orders

Multiple US citizens and legally protected individuals have been wrongfully deported, often in direct defiance of federal court orders. The pattern includes deportation of a man with explicit judicial …

  • In less than six months, courts directed the Trump administration to bring back at least four people it had wrongfully deported, …
  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador despite a 2019 immigration judge order granting him protected status that specifically …