An attorney for two men from Minnesota who were on a deportee flight to Somalia that returned to the U.S. on Friday said she will use the unusual circumstance in an effort to stop the deportations.

Attorney Kim Hunter said the men she represents are being held at a Florida facility and she will ask the courts to expedite an appeal of the deportations.

"Any time that these gentlemen gain in the United States just gives them more time to resolve the underlying issues and hopefully keep them safe and secure from the harm that we are quite certain will befall them if they were to go to Somalia," said Hunter on Saturday.