16 h. ago Trump administration argues judge can’t order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge didn’t have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison, government attorneys argued Saturday as they urged an appeals court to suspend the ruling. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis […]

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31 h. ago U.S. man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison must be returned, judge tells Trump admin

The ruling rejected the White House claim that it lacks the power to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, because he is no longer in the U.S.

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31 h. ago U.S. must return Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador jail: Judge

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, while a U.S. government attorney was at a loss to explain what happened. The ruling rejected the White House’s […]

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58 h. ago Judge says U.S. government may have ’acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could block their deportations to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington pressed a Justice Department lawyer to explain the government’s actions […]

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4 d. ago Trump administration admits man deported to El Salvador ‘in error’

Lawyers for the man, Kilmer Abrego-Garcia, in a separate filing said he is not a member of the MS-13 gang and demanded his immediate return to the United States.

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8 d. ago Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues. The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration’s plea to the federal appeals court in Washington. […]

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1 week ago Trump assails judge who blocked deportations as the case heads to appeal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the impartiality of the federal judge who blocked his plans to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, levelling his criticism only hours before his administration will ask an appeals court to lift the judge’s order. Just after midnight, Trump posted a social media message calling for Chief […]

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1 week ago Noem to Tour El Salvador Prison Housing Migrants the US Deported

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will visit El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico for a trip to highlight the Trump administration’s border and migration crackdown, including a visit to the notorious facility in El Salvador housing migrants flown there by the US.

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2 w. ago Trump administration deports hundreds of migrants, despite judge’s order stopping removal

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening […]

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