司法部已经让这名律师无限期带薪休假，这名律师周五在一场由马里兰州男人谁被错误地驱逐到萨尔瓦多知情人士告诉ABC新闻。
消息人士说，代理副主任埃雷兹鲁韦尼办公室移居DOJ的官员告诉他，他因“未能积极倡导”政府利益而被停职。
“在我的指示下，每个司法部的律师都被要求积极地代表美国司法部长帕姆·邦迪周六在一份声明中说。任何不遵守这一指示的律师都将面临后果。"
知情人士告诉ABC新闻，司法部还让移民诉讼办公室副主任休带薪行政假。
据消息人士称，Reuveni的上司August Flentje周六因“未能监督下属”被Main Justice的官员停职。
周六早上提交给第四巡回法院的上诉摘要带有Flentje的电子签名。
司法部官员没有立即回应ABC新闻的置评请求。
政府正在寻求对主持周五听证会的法官的命令提出上诉，该法官命令该部门为基尔马·阿曼多·阿布雷戈·加西亚的回归周一之前。
在周五的听证会上，当美国马里兰地区法院的法官Paula Xinis追问阿布雷戈·加西亚被驱逐出境的细节以及政府为什么声称不能为他返回美国提供便利时，鲁韦尼一再挣扎。
在听证会的一个环节，Xinis问Reuveni执法人员是根据什么授权逮捕阿布雷戈·加西亚的。
Reuveni说，他很沮丧，他没有这些答案。
“法官阁下，我对许多这些问题的回答将令人沮丧，我也很沮丧，我对许多这些问题没有答案，”鲁韦尼说。
DOJ places senior lawyer on leave in case of mistakenly deported man
The Justice Department has placed on indefinite paid leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the government on Friday in a lawsuit brought by aMarylandmanwho was deported to El Salvador in error, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office ofImmigrationLitigation, was told by officials at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.
"At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of theUnited States," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Saturday. "Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences."
The Justice Department has also placed the deputy director of the Office of Immigration Litigation on paid administrative leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
August Flentje, who was Reuveni's supervisor, was placed on administrative leave Saturday by officials at Main Justice for "failure to supervise a subordinate," according to the sources.
The appellate brief that was submitted to the 4th Circuit Saturday morning bears Flentje's electronic signature.
Justice Department officials did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
The government is seeking to appeal an order from the judge who presided over Friday's hearing and ordered the department to facilitate thereturn of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garciaby Monday.
In Friday's hearing, Reuveni repeatedly struggled when pressed by Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland for details surrounding Abrego Garcia's deportation -- and why the administration claimed it could not facilitate his return to the United States.
At one point in the hearing, Reuveni was asked by Xinis under what authority law enforcement officers seized Abrego Garcia.
Reuveni said he was frustrated that he did not have those answers.
"Your honor, my answer to a lot of these questions is going to be frustrating, and I'm also frustrated that I have no answers for you on a lot of these questions," Reuveni said.
