‘Software Glitch’ … Trump administration acknowledges error in high-profile deportation case after being sued

In a an ongoing legal battle over deportation, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly acknowledged that a key claim it made in response to a lawsuit filed by a Guatemalan man deported to Mexico was based on erroneous information. According to a report in Politico, the admission came in a recent court filing, casting doubt on the Trump administration’s defense in a high-stakes class action lawsuit challenging its deportation practices. The lawsuit was filed in March by a Guatemalan man identified in court documents only as O.C.G., who argued he was wrongly deported to Mexico despite expressing fears of persecution there. In its initial response, the Trump administration asserted that O.C.G. himself had stated he was not afraid to be sent to Mexico.