Judge Orders Back 11 Deported Hondurans

[Judi Lynn]

Judge Orders Back 11 Deported Hondurans
Judge Orders 11 Deported Hondurans Back to U.S. for Smuggling Trial

NEWARK, N.J. Jun 14, 2006 (AP)— A federal judge ordered the government to find 11 Hondurans it deported last year and bring them back to testify in a human trafficking trial.

U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano said Tuesday that Luisa Medrano's rights to a fair trial were violated by the deportations, which included people who claim to have evidence that she is innocent.

"Ultimately, if the trial of the indictment is a search for the truth, then I believe we need to have all of the witnesses available," Pisano said.
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Eleven of the illegal immigrants arrested in the raids told investigators that Medrano did not arrange their smuggling and that the women voluntarily lived and worked together. They were then deported.
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