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*0 Case: 23-7792, 07/11/2025, DktEntry: 57.1, Page 1 of 2 *1 Case: 23-7792, 07/11/2025, DktEntry: 57.1, Page 2 of 2 BIA Counihan, IJ A205 009 115 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE
SECOND CIRCUIT _________________ At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,
held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the
City of New York, on the 11 th day of July, two thousand twenty-five.
Present:
Richard J. Sullivan,
Alison J. Nathan,
Maria Araújo Kahn,
Circuit Judges . Jordin Alexander Melgar-Salmeron,
Petitioner , v. 23-7792 NAC Pamela Bondi, United States Attorney General,
Respondent .
On June 24, 2025, the Court ordered the Government to “to facilitate the return of Petitioner to the
United States as soon as possible to ‘ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he
not been improperly sent to El Salvador[.]’” Doc. No. 49 (quoting Noem v. Abrego Garcia , 145 S.
Ct. 1017, 1018 (2025)). The Court also directed the Government to file “a supplemental
declaration from an individual with personal knowledge, addressing the following: (1) the current
physical location and custodial status of Petitioner; and (2) what steps the Government will take,
and when, to facilitate his return to the United States.” Id.
The Court is now in receipt of the Government’s letter, dated July 1, 2025, Doc. No. 51;
Petitioner’s letter, dated July 7, 2025, Doc. No. 53; and a subsequent Government letter, dated July
9, 2025, Doc. No. 56, which included a signed declaration indicating that Petitioner is in custody
at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Id.
Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that, no later than July 21, 2025, and continuing
each week thereafter until further order of the Court, the Government shall file a declaration made
by an individual with personal knowledge as to any information regarding: (1) the current physical
location and custodial status of Petitioner; (2) what steps, if any, the Government has taken to
facilitate his return to the United States; and (3) what additional steps the Government will take,
and when, to facilitate his return. Additionally, in the Government’s initial declaration, it shall
identify, to the best of its understanding, the legal basis for Petitioner’s current detention at the
Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
FOR THE COURT: Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe Clerk of Court 2
