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Colombians are choosing between leftist Iván Cepeda and far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella in a runoff defined by crime, polarization and fears of renewed violence. More than 41 million people are eligible to vote.
Colombia's presidential election heads to a June 21 runoff between left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda and far-right newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella. Security and peace strategies dominate the campaign as voters choose between contrasting visions for the country's future.
A federal judge dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling the prosecution was vindictive following his successful challenge to wrongful deportation.
In the legal case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a federal judge in Maryland has denied the government's secret request to further delay proceedings, following a previous weeklong postponement. The case involves efforts to return Abrego Garcia to the United States after his erroneous deportation to El Salvador, despite an immigration judge's order preventing his removal. President Trump has suggested he could resolve the issue with a phone call to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, but this contrasts with the administration's legal position that it lacks the authority to bring him back, amid allegations of Abrego Garcia's gang affiliation, which his legal team denies.
The Trump administration's decision to deport migrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, has sparked constitutional debates, particularly in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Despite a Supreme Court mandate for his release, President Trump has refused to intervene, stating that the decision is not his to make. This reliance on an outdated law has raised concerns about its relevance today, with critics pointing out that many deportees have no criminal records, prompting scrutiny of the administration's deportation practices.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty has expressed concerns over the Trump administration's deportation practices, particularly highlighting the case of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen deported with his undocumented mother without due process. Additionally, 238 Venezuelan migrants were transported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador under a rarely used law, despite most having no criminal convictions, raising questions about the administration's justification of labeling them as terrorists. These incidents, along with reports from the ACLU about other U.S. citizen children being deported, have sparked legal scrutiny and public debate over the transparency, legality, and ethics of current immigration policies.
In 2019, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was granted "withholding of removal" due to the risk of persecution in El Salvador, was deported from the U.S. in what the Trump administration later called an "administrative error." Despite this claim, the deportation was confirmed as intentional by Tom Homan, President Trump's "border czar." Upon his return, Abrego Garcia was initially placed in a supermax prison but later transferred to a facility for inmates with good behavior, highlighting the complexities of the U.S. immigration system and enforcement policies under the Trump administration.