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Diana C.H.: Salvadoran asylum seeker transferred five times despite court order barring transfers

A 29-year-old Salvadoran asylum seeker was transferred five times despite a court order blocking it. A judge ruled her detention illegal, citing at least 72 similar violations since December.

Jan 27, 2026Elizabeth, NJCountry of origin: El Salvador

Diana C.H.: Salvadoran asylum seeker transferred five times despite court order barring transfers
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Diana Elizabeth Cartagena Hueso, a 29-year-old Salvadoran asylum seeker detained in New Jersey on January 27, 2026, was transferred five times despite a federal court order blocking transfers. A federal judge ruled her detention illegal and found the government had violated at least 72 court orders since December in similar cases, warning he would require prosecutors to testify under oath if violations continued. The judge noted the government's conduct was intentional misconduct and that Hueso's case was emblematic of the administration's illegal approach to immigration enforcement in the state.

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