An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, ordered the deportation of Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a young man who was killed in 2024, due to his failure to appear in court. Judge Amy Lee issued the removal order in absentia on May 21, 2026. Mendez-Maldonado, originally from Honduras, had entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor at the age of 17 and was murdered in a shooting in November 2024.
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US Immigration Judge Orders Deportation of Murder Victim
A North Carolina immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a murder victim, due to his absence from court. The judge issued the order on May 21, 2026, despite Mendez-Maldonado being deceased since November 2024.
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