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Judge orders US government to return Colombian woman deported to DR Congo

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“A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return to the US a Colombian woman who was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a judge ordered the administration to return Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata from the DRC to the US.
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“Judge Richard J. Leon of the US District Court for DC ordered the return of Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55”
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The specific judge (Richard J. Leon), the court (US District Court for DC), and the individual (Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55) are consistently named across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard J. Leon (born December 3, 1949) is an American jurist who serves as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed in 2002 by P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Leon
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“Quiroz Zapata was first placed into Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after entering the US in August 2024”
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One source states she entered the US in August 2024, while another source explicitly states she reentered the US in 2022. These dates directly contradict each other.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity …
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“A US immigration judge later granted her request not to be deported back to Colombia”
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Multiple sources confirm an immigration judge granted her request to avoid deportation to Colombia due to the likelihood of torture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Enrique Peña Nieto (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike ˈpeɲa ˈnjeto] ; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who served as the 64th pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity …
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“the DRC in April formally refused to accept her due to required medical assistance the country could not adequately guarantee”
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While the general event of her deportation to the DRC is confirmed, the provided evidence for claim 4 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Democratic Party and the DRC, but no specific source confirming the DRC's formal refusal in April due to medical assistance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central Africa, from 2018 to 2020. Between 1 August…
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“Quiroz Zapata has diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypothyroidism”
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The specific medical conditions (diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism) are mentioned in one source citing her lawyer, Lauren O’Neal, but not corroborated by other independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Quiroz Zapata has diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypothyroidism, O’Neal told the Times. CNN has reached out to O’Neal for further information on the medical needs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/14/us/quiroz-zapata-colombia…
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web search NEUTRAL — ON MARCH 27, ICE AGENTS LOADED Adriana Quiroz Zapata on a bus, drove her to Mexico, and tried to dump her on the Mexican authorities.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-ice-tried-failed-send-tortu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Diabetes is a chronic disease in which a person’s body is unable to either produce or utilize adequate insulin, the hormone that enables the cells of the body to absorb glucose, or sugar, from the blo…
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“Two days after the DRC’s refusal, Quiroz Zapata was placed on a removal flight on April 16 from the US to the DRC”
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Multiple sources confirm she was deported from the US to the DRC in April.
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Richard J. Leon of the US District Court for DC ordered the return of Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55, as soon as possible and ordered the Trump administration to provide a status update by 5 p.…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/14/us/quiroz-zapata-colombia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55, was deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo in April, according to the Times.
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/14/trump-admin-ordered-to-return-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The judge ordered the administration to return the woman, Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata, 55, to the United States, a rare instance of a judge doing so amid the administration’s deportation campaign.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/africa/congo-colomb…
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“the judge cited the case of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who continues to fight against his deportation in court after being wrongfully deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador last year and then returned to the United States”
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