Trump Administration Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to be held in El Salvador as legal pressures mount against the Trump administration to facilitate his return to the U.S.
I think that the situation for both the Trump Administration and the president of El Salvador is unsustainable because the Supreme Court, as you reported, by 9-0 has said that Trump Administration has to facilitate his return.
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I’ve thought, from its inception, that Abrego Garcia’s case is as big a test for the rule of law during the Trump administration as anything else we’ve seen.
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But the Trump administration expelled Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month anyway.
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The attorneys also took issue with the government's interpretation of the word "facilitate," which the administration has argued in court filings is limited to removing any domestic obstacles that would impede the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States.
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Roberts appears to be trying to move slowly and avoid confrontation with Trump.
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But the “unconscionable” position is now the official position of the administration, and Trump is now daring the nation’s highest court to do something about it.
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The administration is clearly playing rope-a-dope on the entire situation.
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As much noise as Democrats and their allies make, however, the Trump administration for the moment appears resolute that despite the mistake that deported Abrego Garcia to the notorious prison, he should not be in the U.S.
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The refusal of both countries to allow the return of Abrego Garcia, who had an immigration court order preventing his deportation over fears of gang persecution, is intensifying the battle over the Maryland resident’s future.
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Trump and his acolytes believe they must never apologize and never retreat.
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The administration is now walking that back.
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Deporting U.S. citizens would mark a dramatic escalation of the Trump Administration’s already aggressive approach to immigration and criminal justice, and has raised immediate legal and ethical questions from constitutional experts.
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The remarks came after the Trump administration deported at least 288 illegal immigrants, many natives of Venezuela, to El Salvador.
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Under Bukele’s leadership, El Salvador has transformed from the “murder capital of the world” to one of the safest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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The comments came amid ongoing controversy over the wrongful deportation of a migrant to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.
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The comments came a day after the Trump administration claimed it was not legally obligated to secure the return of Abrego García, despite the US supreme court ruling that the administration should “facilitate” bringing him back.
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Due process and the rule of law are cornerstones of American society for citizens and noncitizens alike, and not to follow that is dangerous and outrageous.
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The government has hinged their case on deporting and detaining Mr. Abrego on the basis that he was denied bail by a judge in 2019 because someone had claimed that he was a gang member, though it was later disclosed that there was no evidence he was ever involved in such criminal organizations.
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But if the judiciary is going to serve as a check on Trump’s power, its rulings have to have the power to meaningfully change the administration’s behavior when judges say it’s breaking the law.
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The Trump Administration argued, in part, that the 2019 court order no longer applied because Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, which has been designated as a terrorist organization.
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The Trump administration deported Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador's CECOT earlier this year, alleging that they were members of the gang Tren de Aragua.
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Trump's plan is "an additional reason why courts must force Trump to return Abrego Garcia and others illegally deported to imprisonment in El Salvador."
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This defiant position cannot stand—not if the rule of law is to survive.
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The federal courts have no authority to direct the Executive Branch to conduct foreign relations in a particular way, or engage with a foreign sovereign in a given manner.
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Summary
In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling, President Trump met with El Salvador's President Bukele, who reiterated that he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongly deported Maryland man. Despite longstanding orders for Garcia’s return, his lawyers claim the Trump administration has made no efforts to comply, emphasizing no evidence of the supposed criminal ties to MS-13, which the administration claims. Garcia's case returns to court as legal experts discuss the implications of these actions on U.S. immigration policy. Senator Chris Van Hollen has also expressed urgency regarding Garcia’s situation, indicating potential travel to El Salvador.
Perspectives
Democratic lawmakers are threatening to visit El Salvador if the Trump administration does not facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was wrongly deported to a maximum-security prison there.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen has expressed intentions to travel to El Salvador to advocate for Garcia's release, emphasizing the need for political accountability for wrongful deportations under the Trump administration.
Concerns are rising among congressional members that the administration's handling of deportations undermines due process rights and could lead to a broader constitutional crisis.
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