J.O.P., et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al

  1. May 28, 2025

    'Zero Effort': Judge Rips Feds' Retrieval Of Asylum-Seeker

    A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for showing "zero effort" to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker sent to a Salvadoran prison and for having "utterly disregarded" an order for updates on its efforts.

  2. May 06, 2025

    Judge Won't Reverse Order To Bring Back Asylum-Seeker

    A Baltimore federal judge Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's request that she vacate her April ruling ordering the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker sent to a Salvadoran prison, giving the government 48 hours to appeal before she starts demanding regular updates on what's been done to comply.

  3. April 24, 2025

    Judge Orders Another Asylum-Seeker's Return From El Salvador

    A Baltimore federal judge has directed the Trump administration to bring back a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker sent to an El Salvador prison last month, marking the second time the government has been ordered to "facilitate" the return of an individual deported under the Alien Enemies Act.

  4. April 22, 2025

    Judge Urged To Return Asylum Applicant Sent To El Salvador

    Lawyers representing a class of young asylum-seekers told a Baltimore federal judge Tuesday that the federal government wrongly deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum applicant to an El Salvador prison, arguing the Trump administration should be ordered to facilitate his return, just as it was in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's high-profile case.

  5. December 21, 2020

    Md. Judge Beefs Up Order Protecting Young Asylum-Seekers

    A Maryland federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to stop rejecting asylum requests from young migrants under an invalidated policy and to retract improper denials, after advocates accused the government of using "back doors" to preserve the policy.

  6. November 14, 2019

    Feds Agree To Toss Asylum Rule Changes For Immigrant Kids

    The U.S. government told a Maryland federal court that it will not implement a new policy allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to decide if immigrant minors must go to immigration court to apply for asylum.

  7. August 02, 2019

    New Asylum Rules For Unaccompanied Kids Stalled, For Now

    A Maryland federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy changing asylum rules for unaccompanied immigrant children, finding the new rule is likely to irreparably harm children applying for asylum.