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Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Illegal Alien Asylum Seeker to El Salvador, Orders Trump Admin to Bring Him Back

The Epoch Times and The Gateway Pundit describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A federal judge on Friday held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador.
The headline split The Gateway Pundit frames it as "Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Illegal Alien Asylum Seeker to El Salva...". The Epoch Times frames it as "Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Man to El Salvador".
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Right / center-rightFederal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Illegal Alien Asylum Seeker to El Salvador, Orders Trump Admin to Bring Him Back

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Sep 26, 12:20 AM

Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Illegal Alien Asylum Seeker to El Salvador, Orders Trump Admin to Bring Him Back

A federal judge on Friday held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador.

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The Epoch TimesNews report · Sep 25, 10:51 PM

Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Man to El Salvador

She ordered the government to bring him back for an asylum hearing, but it isn't clear that he wants to return.

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Sep 25, 10:51 PM: The Epoch Times joined the source map.

Sep 26, 12:20 AM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.