The Trump administration has faced accusations of deporting more than 170 migrants in violation of court orders since last year, according to a recent report. Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rushing to meet removal targets, sometimes without thoroughly checking the legal validity of the deportations. The DHS has defended its actions, stating that "the law is on our side." The report highlights several cases where individuals were wrongly deported to countries from which they had sought or received protection from torture and persecution. One such case involved Jose Ojeda Duarte, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Chicago during a fall operation. He was told he was being taken to a court date for an asylum application but was instead held for seven months in Arizona and then deported to Venezuela. This was later found to be a mistake due to a "data quality issue." Ojeda has since returned to the U.S. but faces challenges in adjusting and fears being deported again. Usually, when such errors occur, judges order the government to help those wrongly removed return to the U.S. However, not all affected individuals accept these offers. For example, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a college student, was detained at a Massachusetts airport last year and sent to Honduras instead of traveling to Texas for a family Thanksgiving reunion. Although the administration apologized for the error, she declined to return to the U.S., fearing she might be detained again. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told The Independent that the agency complies with all court orders, despite criticism from "radical NGOs" and "activist judges." The spokesperson emphasized that the law supports DHS's actions and that the department takes every reasonable step to ensure individuals wrongly deported are safely returned for continued immigration proceedings. The spokesperson also stressed the importance of enforcing immigration laws to protect national security, public safety, and economic strength. Immigration lawyers have pointed to overzealous enforcement as a reason for the errors, noting that the Trump administration's focus on meeting removal targets has led to mistakes. Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, an immigration lawyer in Maryland, reported that his firm is now handling three illegal deportation cases per month, a significant increase compared to his career before Trump's return. Another attorney, Javier Rivera, stated that the administration's rush to deport people has led to oversight in checking the legality of some removals. Rivera represents a client who was sent to Nicaragua despite legal protections meant to shield her from deportation due to her status as a domestic violence survivor. A federal court has already ordered her return. U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish of Utah criticized the administration in a February order for its "deport first, litigate later" approach to handling illegal immigration.