Elianis Perez
Elianis Perez is a lawyer with the Department of Justice who represented the government during a federal court hearing regarding the custody of migrants being flown to South Sudan. She was involved in the case where a federal judge expressed concerns about potential violations of a court order preventing the deportation of migrants to countries where they might face persecution.
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Elianis Perez of the Department of Justice acknowledged that she told Chutkan in court that Ghana had pledged that wouldn’t happen.
Judge says Trump administration is making ‘an end run around’ federal court orders in deportation case
United States· 2025-09-14
Perez argued that the immigrants were not given a chance to appeal their deportation.
ממשל טראמפ הפר צו של שופט
Israel· 2025-05-22
Elianis Perez, a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice, was present during the hearing.
Deportations to South Sudan appear to violate court order, U.S. judge says
Guyana· 2025-05-21
Elianis Perez is a lawyer with the Department of Justice who was addressed by Judge Murphy during the hearing.
Judge orders US officials to keep custody of migrants flown to South Sudan | US immigration
United Kingdom· 2025-05-21