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
Apr 04 Judge orders return of Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled Kilmar Abrego Garcia last month despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that shielded him from deportation to his native El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs. Continue reading
Apr 01 ICE: ‘Administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison By Ben Finley, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month. Lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia maintain he is not affiliated with MS-13 or any other street… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: White House claims at briefing that deported man with protected legal status was a gang member By Associated Press In a complaint, the man's lawyers disputed the government’s claims. “Although he has been accused of general ‘gang affiliation,’ the U.S. government has never produced an iota of evidence to support this unfounded accusation,” the complaint stated. Continue reading