Apr 14 WATCH: El Salvador's Bukele says he will not release man mistakenly deported, issue 'preposterous' By Associated Press Trump administration officials emphasized Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and the U.S. has no say in his future. Continue reading
Apr 14 Trump is meeting a key foreign ally in his migrant crackdown. What does El Salvador's Bukele want? By Seung Min Kim, Marcos Aleman, Associated Press Since March, the small Central American nation has accepted from the U.S. more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants. Continue reading
Apr 13 U.S. won't say whether it's facilitating return of Maryland man from El Salvador prison By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government's filing did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps… Continue reading
Apr 11 'Extremely troubling' that U.S. can't provide details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says By Michael Kunzelman, Rebecca Santana, Ben Finley, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday lambasted a government lawyer who couldn’t explain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to arrange for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:01 The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held By William Brangham, Ian Couzens, Shrai Popat The U.S. has sent hundreds of people to the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT. William Brangham discussed conditions inside that facility with Noah Bullock, the executive director of Cristosal, an international human rights group based in El… Continue watching
Apr 08 Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling under Alien Enemies Act as victory, but legal fight continues By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press The divided court found that President Donald Trump can use the 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, a finding Trump called a "GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE… Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: Trump 'simply floated' idea of deporting U.S. citizens, White House's Leavitt says By Molly Finnegan White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the Trump administration is not sure it is legal to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador, but that President Donald Trump has “simply floated” the idea for the sake of transparency. Continue reading
Apr 08 Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after they receive a court hearing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s action appears to bar the administration from immediately resuming the flights that last month carried hundreds of migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Continue reading
Apr 07 Chief justice pauses deadline for Trump administration to return Maryland man from El Salvador By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States. Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order returning man deported to El Salvador because of error By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices Monday that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States. Continue reading