U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Return of Wrongly Deported Man Detained in El Salvador
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is confirmed alive but remains detained with unclear plans for his return to the U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 10 that the government must “facilitate” the release of Garcia from custody in El Salvador while also making sure his case “is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.”
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Xinis was exasperated Friday with the government’s lack of information.
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Xinis was exasperated Friday with the government's lack of information.
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The Trump administration has provided few details on how officials plan to return Abrego Garcia to the United States despite court-ordered daily updates.
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The US government has conceded Mr Garcia was deported due to an "administrative error", though it also claims he is a member of the MS-13 gang, which his lawyer denies.
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The filing follows federal judge Paula Xinis' order on Friday that the Trump administration provide daily updates on their efforts to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
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The Trump administration claims Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13, though he has never been charged with or convicted of a crime.
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The Trump administration has claimed Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang, which his lawyers and his wife deny, and argued in legal filings that because Abrego Garcia is no longer in U.S. custody, the courts cannot order him to be returned to the U.S. nor order El Salvador to return him.
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The filing comes one day after a US government attorney struggled in a hearing to provide the US district judge Paula Xinis with any information about García’s whereabouts.
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Abrego Garcia's case emerged as a flashpoint in Mr. Trump's immigration crackdown after a U.S. immigration official acknowledged in a court filing that his removal to El Salvador was an "administrative error" and "oversight."
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers additionally requested that the judge order the administration to “immediately” detail its agreements with El Salvador to hold deportees from the U.S.
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Summary
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, is detained in a Terrorism Confinement Center. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the government must facilitate his return. Despite confirmation of his safety from a State Department official, a federal judge is frustrated with the lack of information regarding the steps being taken to bring him back. Garcia, who has lived in the U.S. for 14 years and has three children, denies gang affiliation allegations that led to his deportation last month. President Trump plans to meet with El Salvador's president to discuss the situation.
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The Trump administration confirmed the deported Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is alive and being held in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, although details of his return remain vague.
Despite Supreme Court rulings mandating his return, the government has faced criticism for not complying with court orders to provide clear information on the steps being taken for Garcia's repatriation.
The administration claims Garcia's deportation was an 'administrative error' while simultaneously alleging he has ties to a dangerous gang, a claim his family and lawyer dispute.
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