US brings man mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to face charges

Jun 07, 2025
BBC News
US brings man mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to face charges
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US brings man mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to face charges

A man mistakenly deported to El Salvador after allegedly killing a woman in Texas will face charges in the US, immigration authorities said. The man, Francisco Perez-Jimenez, was arrested and charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm last week, according to a press release from the US Marshals Service. After being released on bail, he was deported to El Salvador, a country he had not lived in since he was a child. Authorities deported Francisco Perez-Jimenez, a US citizen who had been living in Texas, to El Salvador after he was charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm. He was arrested last week in Dallas and released on bail. After his release, he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, a country he had not lived in since he was a child.

Original source: BBC News