The request from U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher comes after the government of El Salvador, in a report by the United Nations submitted in a separate lawsuit, said that the migrants sent by the U.S. to CECOT are under the authority of the United States.

The government of El Salvador acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

The U.S. has exclusive jurisdiction and responsibility over migrants Trump sent to prison in El Salvador, according to filings at the United Nations