Immigration Lawyers Placed on Leave After Deportation Error
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A Justice Department immigration lawyer, Erez Reuveni, and his supervisor, August Flentje, have been placed on administrative leave. This follows Reuveni's courtroom admission of inability to answer a judge's questions regarding the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. The government acknowledges the deportation was a clerical error and a court order mandates Abrego Garcia's return. Attorney General Pam Bondi cited a lack of zealous advocacy as the reason for the leave, referencing a memo mandating such advocacy from her first day in office. The administration is now seeking a stay to prevent Abrego Garcia's return, claiming he is in Salvadoran custody.
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