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An ICE official told Carlos Serrano's lawyers that he was removed from a deportation flight manifest after the office was made aware of the error.

On Aug. 27 at 4:06 p.m., the Homeland Security Department filed its written argument to the immigration appeals board, according to court records.

Appellate judges stated that the harm to Jorge Glas did not legally qualify as torture because specific intent was not proven.

By the time of her meeting with Daniel Noboa, Kristi Noem was no longer head of Homeland Security and had a new role at the State Department.

Kristi Noem met with Daniel Noboa in New York one day after Carlos Serrano was nearly deported, according to Noboa's social media.

On August 28 at 3:12 p.m., a three-judge appellate panel unanimously reversed a lower court's decision in Carlos Serrano's case.

On May 13, Judge Lerner granted Carlos Serrano deferral of removal, a protection from deportation to Ecuador.

In June, Carlos Serrano was nearly deported to Ecuador despite a judge's order, according to court filings and government records.

In court, José Serrano acknowledged telling U.S. federal agents he took about $575,000 in bribes while serving as interior minister.

The UN's special rapporteur on torture said Jorge Glas appeared to have been subjected to torture.

Judge Lerner found Carlos Serrano's testimony credible but made no finding on his involvement in an assassination.

Jorge Glas is a former high-ranking member of Mr. Correa’s government who was imprisoned in Ecuador.

Ecuadorean prosecutors built a criminal case against José Serrano, accusing him of planning the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

After his 2025 arrest in Florida, José Serrano was charged in Ecuador with masterminding the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.

Fernando Villavicencio was a journalist who helped expose a bribery scandal that led to the conviction of former President Rafael Correa.

Judge Romy Lerner found José Serrano ineligible for asylum because he committed a 'serious nonpolitical crime'.

According to court records, José Serrano came to the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2021 and applied for asylum that year.

According to a Times analysis, Judge Romy Lerner denied asylum in 83% of cases, a rate above the national average.

José Serrano was forced out as president of Ecuador’s National Assembly after audio recordings revealed secret discussions to oust the attorney general.

All three judges in José Serrano's case previously worked for the Homeland Security Department.