Federal Judge Condemns Deportation of Maryland Man, Orders Return Amid Legal Controversy
A federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return after deeming his deportation to El Salvador lawless, highlighting significant legal errors and lack of evidence against him.
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Xinis argued the administration is effectively saying that it does not have the power to return Abrego Garcia to the United States, but she wrote that their argument “rings hollow.”
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While acknowledging this mistake, the Trump administration defended the deportation, claiming Garcia is a member of MS-13, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by President Donald Trump.
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The Trump administration has faced criticism in the US courts and elsewhere of its stepped-up enforcement against immigration rights.
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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'
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The obvious lack of evidence against Abrego Garcia has not stopped Vice President J.D. Vance from spreading misinformation about him.
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The government's shocking admission that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was legally living in Maryland, was erroneously deported has sparked further concern about the questionable tactics the government has used amid its immigration crackdown.
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The White House described the deportation of Abrego-Garcia as an “administrative error.”
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The administration faces a series of legal challenges over its immigration policies, including individual detentions and deportations.
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The Trump administration has placed a Justice Department (DOJ) lawyer on leave for not "zealously advocating" its position in the case involving a Salvadoran man living in Maryland who was mistakenly deported last month.
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Reuveni represented the Trump administration on Friday at a hearing where a federal judge ruled that Trump officials violated immigration law by deporting Kilmar Abrego-Garcia to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
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In a case that has garnered national attention, Abrego Garcia was among the hundreds of alleged members of criminal gangs MS-13 and Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua the government expelled from the U.S. to El Salvador last month.
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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 a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
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His mistaken deportation, described by the White House as an "administrative error," has outraged many and raised concerns about expelling noncitizens who were granted permission to be in the U.S.
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The Trump administration conceded that Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father of three, was deported "because of an administrative error."
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Summary
A federal judge has declared the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Maryland to El Salvador unlawful, citing a lack of evidence and legal authority. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis criticized the Trump administration's actions as 'wholly lawless,' noting that immigration judges had previously barred his deportation due to the risk of gang persecution. Despite the administration's claims of an 'administrative error,' no valid evidence substantiates allegations of his gang affiliation. Garcia's attorney emphasized his legal work status and U.S. citizen wife, while the DOJ has suspended counsel Erez Reuveni for inadequate advocacy amid appeals to contest Xinis' ruling.
Perspectives
Erez Reuveni, a DOJ attorney, was placed on leave for failing to zealously advocate for the Trump administration in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after his comments during a court hearing that acknowledged the deportation was a mistake.
Abrego Garcia's deportation was acknowledged as an administrative error, but the administration's legal argument claims it cannot facilitate his return due to jurisdictional issues, despite a federal judge ruling against their position.
A federal judge has ordered the administration to return Garcia by a specific deadline, emphasizing the lack of legal grounds for his arrest and detention, and rejecting the government's claims that they cannot act due to jurisdictional constraints.
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