Overview

• Judge Paula Xinis issued a scathing order accusing the Trump administration of bad-faith refusal to comply with discovery and court mandates in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
• The administration continues to defy a unanimous Supreme Court ruling requiring it to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. after his wrongful deportation to El Salvador in March.
• El Salvador has refused to release Abrego Garcia, citing unsubstantiated gang allegations and claiming the U.S. is funding his detention.
• Four House Democrats who traveled to El Salvador to advocate for Abrego Garcia’s release were denied a meeting, while political divisions deepen over the case’s implications for due process and executive authority.
• Abrego Garcia’s family has been forced into hiding after their address was made public by the administration, further highlighting the human toll of the ongoing legal and diplomatic standoff.