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A U.S. man, lawfully residing since infancy, was deported to Laos despite a court order blocking his removal.
Chanthila “Shawn” Souvannarath, a 44-year-old Alabama man born in a Thai refugee camp and granted lawful permanent residency as an infant, was deported to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal.
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick had issued a temporary restraining order, citing Souvannarath’s substantial claim to U.S. citizenship through his naturalized father and the risk of irreparable harm if he were deported, especially since he could not effectively litigate from abroad.
Detained in June and held at a new ICE facility in Louisiana, Souvannarath was flown to Laos, where his wife confirmed he reached safety via WhatsApp.
The ACLU of Louisiana called the deportation a “stunning violation” of a court order, accusing ICE of defying judicial authority.
The court order remains in effect until Nov. 6, with no updates to the docket, and officials from ICE and DHS did not respond to requests for comment.
Un hombre de EE.UU., residente legalmente desde la infancia, fue deportado a Laos a pesar de una orden judicial que bloqueaba su expulsión.