Overview

• Four Democratic House members traveled to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legally protected U.S. resident wrongfully deported in March due to an administrative error.
• The Trump administration continues to defy a unanimous Supreme Court ruling directing it to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return, citing its lack of authority to extract him from Salvadoran custody.
• Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has refused to release Abrego Garcia, claiming he lacks the power to comply, while the U.S. administration faces growing legal scrutiny over potential contempt of court.
• Abrego Garcia was initially detained in the controversial CECOT mega-prison but has since been moved to a detention center with reportedly better conditions in Santa Ana.
• The case has escalated into a constitutional crisis, highlighting tensions over executive defiance of judicial authority, immigration enforcement, and U.S.–El Salvador relations.