Federal officials have detained or deported at least 25 people whose families were granted legal status under a 2023 court settlement stemming from the Trump administration's 2017 family separation policy. Among them is a 23-year-old Honduran man who had been legally living and working in the U.S. but has spent five months in ICE detention in Louisiana facing deportation. The government has violated key terms of the settlement by imposing a $1,000 per-person fee, halting payments to contractors assisting with family reunification, and detaining and deporting individuals meant to be protected under the court order. Government lawyers argue the settlement does not restrict their authority to carry out removal orders, while a federal judge in California has rebuked the administration's actions.