Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Procedure; Human Factors
Released Aircraft X off PSP RWY 13R. A few minutes later I released Aircraft Y off of UDD. Aircraft X departed and [needed to return to the airport] with PSP tower. The tower called and said Aircraft X was going to stay with them and go back to the airport and land. Aircraft X continued on the 100 degree heading and never climbed out of 2;000 or entered the traffic pattern. That heading kept Aircraft X aimed right at the UDD airport where the other aircraft was released for departure. I had to call the PSP tower and tell them to climb Aircraft X who was well below the MVA in the area. The two aircraft never had a loss of separation. The tower should have given me the aircraft if it was not going to stay in the tower pattern. I should have tried to reach out to Aircraft Y on the ground to attempt to cancel the release if it hadn't already switched to advisories for departure. Better communication between myself and the tower would have made the situation clearer and maybe easier to solve.
SCT TRACON Controller reported an aircraft departed PSP and needed to return to the airport. They stayed on PSP Tower's frequency; but left the airport environment. This lead to a conflict with an aircraft departing UDD.