President Donald Trump’s administration has suspended a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer over his handling of a controversial deportation case of a Salvadoran national with reported ties to MS-13, who was mistakenly removed despite having protections from deportation to El Salvador.
According to reports, the DOJ lawyer in question, Erez Reuveni, did not “zealously advocate” for the government’s position in the case, leading to his suspension. His supervisor, August Flentje, was also suspended.
Reuveni reportedly said in court, “Our only arguments are jurisdictional. … He should not have been sent to El Salvador.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement, “At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States. Any attorney who
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