IOS 17.5.1 and Ipad 17.5.1 fixes an issue with Photos that would reappear. Apparently, it did this if there was some sort of corruption going on. But it could be that IOS does not delete after 30 days in that deleted folder.
This article titled iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos has all of the details on this.
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