Event Brief
Judge orders return of Colombian woman deported to DRC
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
Summary: A federal judge ruled Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the DRC was likely illegal and ordered her return to the US.
WHO: Federal judge Richard Leon
WHAT: Ordered the Trump administration to return a Colombian woman deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo back to the US
WHEN: May 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The judge ruled the deportation was likely illegal after the DRC refused to accept her
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