Overview

• The Supreme Court ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to El Salvador violated a 2019 withholding order, deeming the removal illegal.
• The Trump administration has outsourced migrant detention to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison under a $6 million agreement despite U.S. laws against funding forces accused of rights abuses.
• President Trump invoked the rarely used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged gang members, bypassing standard immigration processes.
• CECOT, known for its harsh conditions and human rights criticisms, recently began holding hundreds of migrants under the U.S.-El Salvador agreement.
• Legal and human rights challenges to the detention policy are mounting, but the Trump administration remains committed to expanding the program.