Miguel Vaamondes Barrios
Miguel Vaamondes Barrios entered the US in 2021 according to his wife, Gloria.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/inside-the-fight-to-return-the-other-men-trump-sent-to-cecot
According to court documents of August 21, 2024, Miguel filed Form 589 on August 20, 2024 (Application for Asylum). A date of January 7, 2025 was set for a final immigration hearing.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.11.5.pdf
An October 23,2024 court document regarding custody redetermination stated Miguel had an open criminal matter in the Bronx that needed to be resolved.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.11.6.pdf
Miguel has three children (4, 1, 7 months as of 11/13/24). His wife is a US citizen, as are his children. His oldest daughter has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. According to court documents, Miguel is one of the few people who can calm her. The same court documents state form I-130 (Petition for an alien relative) had been filed as well as an application for Temporary Protected Status. It is also stated that he had a conviction for petty larceny in 2023 in Nassau County as well as three other arrests that resulted in dismissal. At that time it was expected his criminal case in the Bronx would also be dismissed. He also had two open cases in NJ and PA but no further details were given other than right now they are just allegations of a
crime. His request for bond was denied.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.11.7.pdf
A December 2, 2024 court document states that Miguel was withdrawing his form 589 and seeking a removal order to Venezuela instead. He was informed that he would be ineligible to return to the US for 10 years. At that point an Order of Removal was granted.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.11.8.pdf
According to a Petition of Habeas Corpus filed by Gloria Browning Vaamondes Barrios, the wife of Miguel Vaamondes Barrios, he had a removal order to Venezuela. On March 15, 2025 Miguel was taken by ICE officers from the Webb County Jail in Loredo, TX by bus to the airport in Harlingen, TX routed to CECOT Flight #25-001210 which was not part of his removal order given by DHS. His removal order specifically stated, “remove to Venezuela.” His wife was seeking that he be rightfully removed to his home country of Venezuela.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.1.0.pdf
The response of the federal government in requesting the dismissal of the Habeas Corpus case is that they had the right to remove Miguel to a third country and that it had found that removing him to El Salvador would not be tortured. It is also stated that Miguel was in ICE custody from 5/15/2024 until his removal on 3/15/25. The government argued that the court had no jurisdiction over the Habeas petition. They also argue the petition must be dismissed since Miguel was no longer in their custody. They go on to say that the Court cannot order that Miguel be removed from one sovereign country and sent to another sovereign country, which is clearly a foreign relations matter intruding on the President’s Article II powers.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.12.0.pdf
On May 1, 2025 Gloria requested a transfer of the case to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as the proper venue for the case.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567/gov.uscourts.nyed.529567.15.0.pdf
On May 14, 2025 Gloria filed a voluntary dismissal. The case was dismissed in May 15, 2025.
