Not Even Risk of Torture Deters Trump Administration Deportations

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Click to expand Image US officials deporting people to Mexico at the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge, McAllen, Texas, March 13, 2026. © 2026 Felix Marquez/AP Photo A US federal judge ordered the US government on August 21 to take back a Mexican man the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had deported to Mexico based on a diplomatic assurance from the Mexican government that he wouldn’t be harmed.

An immigration judge had previously found the man to have a significant chance of being tortured…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 26, 2026

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