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Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration's Bid to Block Return of Deported Maryland Resident

Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained in El Salvador despite court orders for his return, as legal and diplomatic clashes escalate over his deportation and alleged gang ties.

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FILE - Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, where he arrived regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

Overview

  • The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to stay a lower court's order to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S., calling the government's actions 'shocking.'
  • Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who has lived in Maryland since 2011, was deported in March despite a 2019 court order barring his removal due to credible fears of persecution in El Salvador.
  • The administration defends the deportation, citing allegations of MS-13 gang affiliation and domestic violence, though Abrego Garcia denies these claims and has no criminal convictions in the U.S. or El Salvador.
  • El Salvador's government, supported by U.S. funding for its detention facilities, refuses to release Abrego Garcia, complicating compliance with U.S. court orders.
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen was denied access to visit Abrego Garcia in El Salvador's CECOT prison, heightening tensions over human rights, due process, and executive defiance of judicial mandates.