Judge Orders Deportation of Murder Victim Levi Mendez-Maldonado

An immigration judge in North Carolina ordered the deportation of Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a murder victim, citing his absence from court. Judge Amy Lee issued the removal order on 21 May 2026, despite being informed of Mendez-Maldonado's death in a shooting in November 2024. He was originally from Honduras and entered the US as an unaccompanied minor.

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