U.S. Judge Orders Trump Administration: Return Detainees or Give Them Hearings

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to present a plan within two weeks. The plan must address the fate of a group of men previously held in a notorious Salvadoran prison. The men were held at the CECOT facility. The U.S. government sent them there as part of an immigration program. Officials alleged the men were gang members. The judge's order gives the administration two clear options. It must either arrange for the men's return to the United States. Or, it must provide each man with a hearing to challenge the allegations against them. The ruling is a significant development in a closely watched legal case. It pressures U.S. officials to justify the detainments or reverse course.