{
  "id": 9980011,
  "title": "Judge Finds DHS in Contempt, Orders Deported Teen Be Returned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/judge-finds-dhs-in-contempt-orders-deported-teen-be-returned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T12:36:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/judge-finds-dhs-in-contempt-orders-deported-teen-be-returned-12492308"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return a deported teenage asylum seeker to the United States, finding the agency in contempt for violating court orders. The teenager, identified in court filings as E.L.A., was initially deported in 2026 but later returned to the U.S. in August 2026 to pursue his asylum claim. Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher directed DHS to comply with court orders from 2024 and 2026, which required them to not remove E.L.A. before his asylum application was reviewed. The judge also mandated DHS to provide E.L.A., his immigration attorney, and class counsel with advance notice of his planned arrival, return any seized property, and inform them at least five business days before any future removal attempts. The ruling comes after a class-action lawsuit challenging government policies affecting certain asylum seekers who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors.",
  "summary": "Federal judge finds DHS in contempt, orders deported teen returned to the U.S. to pursue his asylum claim.",
  "key_points": [
    "DHS found in contempt by federal judge for violating court orders.",
    "Teen deported in 2026, returned to US in August 2026 for asylum claim.",
    "Judge orders return of E.L.A., his attorney, class counsel with advance notice."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}