US EditionNo evidence Trump has tried to return wrongly deported man, judge says
- U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis indicated on April 15 that there was no evidence the Trump administration acted to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month, as ordered by the court.
- Drew Ensign, a DOJ attorney, stated that discovery was unnecessary and the focus should be on the legal requirements to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return.
- Xinis wanted to proceed with discovery to see if the Trump administration complied with her order, considering contempt due to a lack of good faith.
- Judge Xinis scheduled a two-week compliance period for Trump lawyers to detail actions taken to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return, emphasizing expedited compliance.
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Trump officials ‘did nothing’ to return wrongly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says
Lawyers for a wrongfully deported Maryland man will be allowed to depose Trump administration officials to determine whether they complied with a Supreme Court ruling to “facilitate” his return from a brutal El Salvador prison.
US judge orders sworn testimony of Trump officials on compliance in wrongful deportation case
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland ordered Trump officials on Tuesday to give sworn testimony regarding their compliance with her prior order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, despite a court order from 2019 barring such a deportation due to the probability of his persecution. The Tuesday order allows attorneys for Abrego Garcia to depose R…
Political Roundup: The ongoing case of a wrongly deported man
Houston Matters discusses the ongoing case of a man the Trump administration says was mistakenly sent to a Salvadoran prison as we break down the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
The administration is playing dumb
"To date nothing has been done," federal Judge Paula Xinis told a lawyer with the Department of Justice (DOJ), rebuking them, referring to the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. "Nothing." The Supreme Court issued an unsigned decision this past Thursday instructing the Trump administration to facilitate the Salvadoran man's return to the United States. "The order properly requires the Government to 'facilitate' Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El…
Obama judge has major meltdown over alleged MS-13 thug: 'Nothing has been done. Nothing.' · American Wire News
The White House’s battle with the bench found an Obama-appointed judge fit to be tied regarding her unmet demands in the case of a deported alleged MS-13 gang member. Judicial activism remained a keystone of opposition to President Donald Trump’s second administration as leftists judge-shopped across the country to bring scores of legal challenges against executive authority. Now, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland is attempting to exer…
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