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Ted Cruz: “The Trump administration realized that it had missed some…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Texas School Choice, Tariffs, and Legislative Priorities

Published | Video Starts at 17:29

A court ordered him deported. Now what happened? The Trump administration came and found him, apprehended him and deported him. After that happened, The Trump administration realized that it had missed some paperwork that a court decision had said he can be deported, but he should not be deported to El Salvador. which is the country he's from. He's from El Salvador. The Trump administration did not see that order until after the fact. (17:29–17:40)

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Asserts that the Trump administration mistakenly deported an individual to El Salvador against a court order.

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