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Trump Administration Misses Deadline for Updates on Wrongfully Deported Man

The Trump administration failed to meet a federal judge's deadline regarding the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, raising concerns over compliance with court orders.

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  1. Is the alleged MS-13 gang member going to be returning to the US?

    Holloway said that the ambiguity in the high court's order could lead to the case ending up in the justices' hands again for further clarification.

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  2. He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?

    Essentially, the administration is saying it can’t deliver information on Abrego Garcia on time because he is in the custody of a foreign government, and that facilitating his return may require sensitive foreign policy considerations.

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  3. Deadline passes for Trump admin to provide info on deported Maryland man

    The Trump administration failed to comply with a judge’s deadline issued for the morning of Friday, April 11, for officials to present a plan to return a Maryland man wrongfully deported from the United States to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.

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  4. Judge Orders Daily Updates on Wrongly Deported Man

    The Administration’s conduct in this case has alarmed many legal scholars, who see it as part of a troubling pattern.

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  5. Judge Presses Trump Admin for Answers on Man Mistakenly Deported

    It is unreasonable and impracticable for Defendants to reveal potential steps before those steps are reviewed, agreed upon, and vetted.

    Judge Presses Trump Admin for Answers on Man Mistakenly Deported

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  6. DoJ Won’t Comply With Order on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Live Updates

    But as the government continues to defy those requests —and, seemingly, the Supreme Court — all eyes are on Xinis and the hearing.

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  7. Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador

    Abrego Garcia's case has become a high-stakes clash between the White House and courts, and the latest case to test how quickly the Trump administration can remove people it says are threats to Americans' safety.

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  8. Judge: Lack of Details With Mistaken Deportee 'Extremely Troubling'

    Xinis sounded exasperated that Ensign couldn't tell her where Abrego Garcia is, what the government has done to arrange for his return, or what more it plans to do to get him back to the U.S.

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  9. These Are Not Serious People

    It's hard to find an appropriate metaphor for how ridiculous this is, but Manhattan Institute economist Jessica Riedl took an admirable stab in the New York Times back in March.

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  10. Cryptic Supreme Court Sets the Stage for More Clashes Between Trump and Courts Over a Migrant Deported by Mistake

    The Supreme Court’s cryptic ruling that America must “facilitate” the return of a Salvadorean national, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported last month, is an ambiguous decision that sets the stage for further clashes between the White House and the federal judiciary.

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  11. US Supreme Court orders return of migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador

    The US Supreme Court has ordered the government to “facilitate” the return of a wrongly deported Salvadoran man, in a decision seen as a small victory against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy.

    US Supreme Court orders return of migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador

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Updated: Apr 11th, 2025, 11:25 PM ET

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A U.S. District Judge has mandated the Trump Administration to provide daily updates on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return after the administration missed a deadline to disclose a return plan. The DOJ claimed the deadline was 'impractical' and requested more time, despite the Supreme Court backing the judge’s directive. Judge Paula Xinis expressed frustration over the lack of information regarding Garcia's location, which remains undisclosed. His legal team criticized the administration's compliance and highlighted the risks Garcia faces in a Salvadoran prison. The case continues to attract scrutiny over executive powers and legal obligations.


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  • The Trump administration missed a deadline to comply with a federal judge’s order, affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, to present its plan to bring a wrongly deported Maryland man back to the United States.

  • The federal judge also ordered the federal government to reveal the whereabouts of the deported man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which it did not disclose by the deadline either.

  • Abrego Garcia’s lawyer responded to the deadline passing by criticizing the administration’s lack of compliance with the federal judge’s order.


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