Americans could pay to bring back alleged members of 'foreign terrorist cartel' to US
James Boasberg ruled Trump administration must pay airfare for 137 migrants deported to El Salvador prison in 2025, if they wish to return
By Emma Colton Fox News
Published February 12, 2026 6:23pm EST
Alleged members of "foreign terrorist cartel" Tren de Aragua are set to be brought back to the U.S. after their deportations in 2025 -- and it could come at taxpayers' expense.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has repeatedly butted heads with the Trump administration, ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to facilitate the return of 137 migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador in 2025, called CECOT.
Boasberg stipulated in his ruling that the government pay for the migrants' airfare back to the U.S., meaning taxpayers are likely footing the bill.
Boasberg argued that it's "unclear why Plaintiffs should bear the financial cost of their return in such an instance," noting that, "this situation would never have arisen had the Government simply afforded Plaintiffs their constitutional rights before initially deporting them."
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