A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a 55-year-old Colombian woman to the United States after she is deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the country refusing to accept her. The ruling, issued by U.S. district judge Richard Leon, finds the deportation was “likely illegal.” According to reports, Adriana María Quiroz Zapata was removed from the U.S. and sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the destination country had not agreed to take her. The judge directs the administration to bring her back to the United States, treating the case as an uncommon intervention in immigration enforcement. The decision centers on whether the government followed legal requirements when carrying out the removal, particularly in relation to the receiving country’s refusal. The judge’s order reflects a determination that the administration most likely violated the law by deporting her to a place that declined to accept her, and it requires the government to take steps to restore her status in the U.S. process.